CVE-2017-18305 describes a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Wear platforms, specifically affecting MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/212/205, and SD 835. This flaw allows an attacker to gain complete control over EL3 (the highest privilege level) by exploiting an XBL secure memory dump system call, provided a specific fuse is not blown. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), successful exploitation requires low privileges and high attack complexity, but grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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