CVE-2018-14987

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-14987
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-28 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionThe MXQ TV Box 4.4.2 Android device with a build fingerprint of MBX/m201_N/m201_N:4.4.2/KOT49H/20160106:user/test-keys contains the Android framework with a package name of android (versionCode=19, versionName=4.4.2-20170213) that dynamically registers a broadcast receiver app component named com.android.server.MasterClearReceiver instead of statically registering it in the AndroidManifest.xml file of the core Android package, as done in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code for Android 4.4.2. The dynamic-registration of the MasterClearReceiver broadcast receiver app component is not protected with the android.permission.MASTER_CLEAR permission during registration, so any app co-located on the device, even those without any permissions, can programmatically initiate a factory reset of the device. A factory reset will remove all user data and apps from the device. This will result in the loss of any data that have not been backed up or synced externally. The capability to perform a factory reset is not directly available to third-party apps (those that the user installs themselves with the exception of enabled Mobile Device Management (MDM) apps), although this capability can be obtained by leveraging an unprotected app component of core Android process.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Mxq Project Mxq Tv Box - All All All
Hardware Mxq Project Mxq Tv Box - All All All
Operating System Mxq Project Mxq Tv Box Firmware 4.4.2 All All All
Operating System Mxq Project Mxq Tv Box Firmware 4.4.2 All All All

References

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Page not found | Kryptowire MISC www.kryptowire.com Third Party Advisory
Kryptowire Provides Details on DEFCON 2018 Presentation: Vulnerable Out of the Box - An Evaluation of Android Carrier Devices - Kryptowire MISC www.kryptowire.com Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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