CVE-2018-14992

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The ASUS ZenFone 3 Max Android device with a build fingerprint of asus/US_Phone/ASUS_X008_1:7.0/NRD90M/US_Phone-14.14.1711.92-20171208:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed platform app with a package name of com.asus.dm (versionCode=1510500200, versionName=1.5.0.40_171122) has an exposed interface in an exported service named com.asus.dm.installer.DMInstallerService that allows any app co-located on the device to use its capabilities to download an arbitrary app over the internet and install it. Any app on the device can send an intent with specific embedded data that will cause the com.asus.dm app to programmatically download and install the app. For the app to be downloaded and installed, certain data needs to be provided: download URL, package name, version name from the app's AndroidManifest.xml file, and the MD5 hash of the app. Moreover, any app that is installed using this method can also be programmatically uninstalled using the same unprotected component named com.asus.dm.installer.DMInstallerService.

El dispositivo Android ASUS ZenFone 3 Max con una huella digital de asus/US_Phone/ASUS_X008_1:7.0/NRD90M/US_Phone-14.14.1711.92-20171208:user/release-keys contiene una app de plataforma preinstalada de nombre com.asus.dm (versionCode=1510500200, versionName=1.5.0.40_171122) que tiene una interfaz expuesta en un servicio exportado llamado com.asus.dm.installer.DMInstallerService que permite que cualquier app ubicada en el dispositivo emplee sus capacidades para descargar una app arbitraria por Internet y la instale. Cualquier app del dispositivo puede enviar un intent con datos específicamente embebidos que provocará que la app com.asus.dm descargue e instale programáticamente la app. Para que la app sea descargada e instalada, deben proporcionarse ciertos datos: URL de descarga, nombre del paquete, nombre de la versión del archivo AndroidManifest.xml de la app y el hash MD5 de la app. Además, cualquier app instalada mediante este método también puede desinstalarse programáticamente mediante el mismo componente sin proteger llamado com.asus.dm.installer.DMInstallerService.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-08-05 CVE Reserved
2018-12-28 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DEFCON-26-Johnson-and-Stavrou-Vulnerable-Out-of-the-Box-An-Eval-of-Android-Carrier-Devices-WP-Updated.pdf	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/android-firmware-defcon-2018	2020-08-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Asus Search vendor "Asus"	Zenfone 3 Max Firmware Search vendor "Asus" for product "Zenfone 3 Max Firmware"	1.5.0.40 Search vendor "Asus" for product "Zenfone 3 Max Firmware" and version "1.5.0.40"	-	Affected	in	Asus Search vendor "Asus"	Zenfone 3 Max Search vendor "Asus" for product "Zenfone 3 Max"	-	-	Safe