CVE-2017-18275
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA new account can be inserted into simContacts service using Android command line tool in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe vulnerability allows unauthorized insertion of new accounts into the simContacts service via Android command line tools, indicating improper authorization or input validation in the simContacts service on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify your device chipset modelCheck the processor/chipset information in your device settings (Settings > About Phone > Processor) or use terminal command 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' to find the Qualcomm Snapdragon model numberAffected if The chipset matches one of: Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Mdm9650, Msm8909w, Sd 210, Sd 212, Sd 205, or Sd 425
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Check the firmware versionVerify the firmware/baseband version in Settings > About Phone > Baseband version or use 'getprop ro.build.version.baseband'Affected if The firmware is present on any of the affected Qualcomm chipset models listed (all versions are affected)
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Verify simContacts service exposureAttempt to access or query the simContacts service via Android shell using 'content query --uri content://simcontacts' or similar command line tools to see if data is accessibleAffected if The simContacts service returns contact data without requiring elevated authorization or authentication
You are affected if your device uses one of the listed Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets (Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Mdm9650, Msm8909w, Sd 210, Sd 212, Sd 205, or Sd 425) and the simContacts service is accessible without proper authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRequires firmware-level patches from Qualcomm to be integrated into device-specific updates; end users should apply available security OTA updates from their device manufacturers.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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