CVE-2019-15027

14.08.2019, 13:15

The MediaTek Embedded Multimedia Card (eMMC) subsystem for Android on MT65xx, MT66xx, and MT8163 SoC devices allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via shell metacharacters in a filename under /data, because clear_emmc_nomedia_entry in platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c invokes 'system("/system/bin/rm -r /data/' followed by this filename upon an eMMC clearance from a Meta Mode boot. NOTE: compromise of Fire OS on the Amazon Echo Dot would require a second hypothetical vulnerability that allows creation of the required file under /data.

OS Command Injection

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	NIST	9.8 CRITICAL	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitre	CNA	---				---
CVE	ADP	---				---

Awaiting analysis

This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 84%

Known Exploits!

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References

https://dojo.bullguard.com/dojo-by-bullguard/blog/gaining-rooting-primitives-for-android-mediatek-chips/

https://github.com/andr3jx/MTK6577/blob/238012ebf18e3751397884d1742ff7ab6417e80d/mediatek/platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c#L302-L305

https://dojo.bullguard.com/dojo-by-bullguard/blog/gaining-rooting-primitives-for-android-mediatek-chips/

https://github.com/andr3jx/MTK6577/blob/238012ebf18e3751397884d1742ff7ab6417e80d/mediatek/platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c#L302-L305