CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-15027
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-08-14
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• mediatek mt8163 firmware
• mediatek mt6625 firmware
• mediatek mt6577 firmware
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- https://dojo.bullguard.com/dojo-by-bullguard/blog/gaining-rooting-primitives-for-android-mediatek-chips/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/andr3jx/MTK6577/blob/238012ebf18e3751397884d1742ff7ab6417e80d/mediatek/platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c#L302-L305 Third Party Advisory
- https://dojo.bullguard.com/dojo-by-bullguard/blog/gaining-rooting-primitives-for-android-mediatek-chips/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/andr3jx/MTK6577/blob/238012ebf18e3751397884d1742ff7ab6417e80d/mediatek/platform/mt6577/external/meta/emmc/meta_clr_emmc.c#L302-L305 Third Party Advisory