CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10370

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered on OnePlus devices such as the 3T related to the OTA updater that pushes the signed OTA image over HTTP without TLS. While it does not allow for installation of arbitrary OTAs, it unnecessarily increases the attack surface.

Risk Assessment

The increased attack surface may allow for remote exploitation of other vulnerabilities, posing a threat to the security of devices and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to implement TLS security for OTA updates to minimize the risk associated with potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered on OnePlus devices such as the 3T. The OnePlus OTA Updater pushes the signed-OTA image over HTTP without TLS. While it does not allow for installation of arbitrary OTAs (due to the digital signature), it unnecessarily increases the attack surface, and allows for remote exploitation of other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2017-5948, CVE-2017-8850, and CVE-2017-8851.

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