The Leagoo P1 Android device with a build fingerprint of sp7731c_1h10_32v4_bird:6.0/MRA58K/android.20170629.214736:user/release-keys contains a hidden root privilege escalation capability to achieve command execution as the root user. They have made modifications that allow a user with physical access to the device to obtain a root shell via ADB by modifying read-only system properties at runtime. Specifically, modifying the ro.debuggable and the ro.secure system properties to a certain value and then restarting the ADB daemon allows for a root shell to be obtained via ADB.
References
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https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/android-firmware-defcon-2018/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DEFCON-26-Johnson-and-Stavrou-Vulnerable-Out-of-the-Box-An-Eval-of-Android-Carrier-Devices-WP-Updated.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2018-12-28T21:00:00
Updated: 2018-12-28T20:57:01
Reserved: 2018-08-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-14998
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-12-28T21:29:00.747
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2018-14998
JSON object: View
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