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Improper Authentication

CVE-2017-14911

High
9.8/10

Summary

In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Automobile APQ8096AU, MDM9206, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 835, it is possible for the XBL loader to skip the authentication of device config.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published