What is the severity of CVE-2017-18649?

CVE-2017-18649 is considered a critical vulnerability as it allows attackers to boot Samsung devices with root privileges.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18649?

To mitigate CVE-2017-18649, users should update their Samsung mobile devices to the latest software version provided by Samsung.

Which devices are affected by CVE-2017-18649?

CVE-2017-18649 affects various Samsung mobile devices that run Android N (7.x) with Qualcomm MSM8998 chipsets.

What type of attack is possible due to CVE-2017-18649?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-18649 to gain unauthorized root access by bypassing the bootloader's integrity check.

When was CVE-2017-18649 disclosed?

CVE-2017-18649 was disclosed in November 2017, along with the related Samsung ID SVE-2017-10465.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-18649

high

7.2

CWE

354

7/4/2020

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-18649

First published: Tue Apr 07 2020(Updated: )

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can boot a device with root privileges because the bootloader for the Qualcomm MSM8998 chipset lacks an integrity check of the system image, aka the "SamFAIL" issue. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10465 (November 2017).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Google Android	=7.0
Google Android	=7.1.0
Google Android	=7.1.1
Google Android	=7.1.2
Qualcomm MSM8998

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18649?
CVE-2017-18649 is considered a critical vulnerability as it allows attackers to boot Samsung devices with root privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18649?
To mitigate CVE-2017-18649, users should update their Samsung mobile devices to the latest software version provided by Samsung.
Which devices are affected by CVE-2017-18649?
CVE-2017-18649 affects various Samsung mobile devices that run Android N (7.x) with Qualcomm MSM8998 chipsets.
What type of attack is possible due to CVE-2017-18649?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-18649 to gain unauthorized root access by bypassing the bootloader's integrity check.
When was CVE-2017-18649 disclosed?
CVE-2017-18649 was disclosed in November 2017, along with the related Samsung ID SVE-2017-10465.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18649?
CVE-2017-18649 is considered a critical vulnerability as it allows attackers to boot Samsung devices with root privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18649?
To mitigate CVE-2017-18649, users should update their Samsung mobile devices to the latest software version provided by Samsung.
Which devices are affected by CVE-2017-18649?
CVE-2017-18649 affects various Samsung mobile devices that run Android N (7.x) with Qualcomm MSM8998 chipsets.
What type of attack is possible due to CVE-2017-18649?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-18649 to gain unauthorized root access by bypassing the bootloader's integrity check.
When was CVE-2017-18649 disclosed?
CVE-2017-18649 was disclosed in November 2017, along with the related Samsung ID SVE-2017-10465.