CVE-2018-14992 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in the ASUS ZenFone 3 Max Android device, specifically within a pre-installed application named com.asus.dm. This app's exported service, DMInstallerService, allows any co-located application to download and install arbitrary apps from the internet, as well as uninstall them, by sending a specially crafted intent. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) due to its local attack vector and low complexity, with a high impact on integrity as it allows unauthorized software installation and removal. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.0.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:zenfone_3_max_firmware:1.5.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.