CVE-2018-15006

Public Exploit

Description

The ZTE ZMAX Champ Android device with a build fingerprint of ZTE/Z917VL/fortune:6.0.1/MMB29M/20170327.120922:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed platform app with a package name of com.android.zte.hiddenmenu (versionCode=23, versionName=6.0.1) that contains an exported broadcast receiver app component named com.android.zte.hiddenmenu.CommandReceiver that is accessible to any app co-located on the device. This app component, when it receives a broadcast intent with a certain action string, will write a non-standard (i.e., not defined in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code) command to the /cache/recovery/command file to be executed in recovery mode. Once the device boots into recovery mode, it will crash, boot into recovery mode, and crash again. This crash loop will keep repeating, which makes the device unusable. There is no way to boot into an alternate mode once the crash loop starts.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory kryptowire.com Third-Party Advisory kryptowire.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106361	vdb entry third party advisory
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	third party advisory exploit
https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/android-firmware-defcon-2018/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15006?: CVE-2018-15006 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15006?: To fix CVE-2018-15006, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-15006 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-15006 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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