The installer for the Alcatel OSPREY3_MINI Modem component on EE EE40VB 4G mobile broadband modems with firmware before EE40_00_02.00_45 sets weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the "Web Connecton\EE40" and "Web Connecton\EE40\BackgroundService" directories, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by inserting a Trojan horse ServiceManager.exe file into the "Web Connecton\EE40\BackgroundService" directory.
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.html | patch exploit |
| https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/ | patch exploit third party advisory technical description |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/ | third party advisory vdb entry exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html | third party advisory vdb entry exploit |