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CVE-2020-28055 Detail

Description

A vulnerability in the TCL Android Smart TV series V8-R851T02-LF1 V295 and below and V8-T658T01-LF1 V373 and below by TCL Technology Group Corporation allows a local unprivileged attacker, such as a malicious App, to read & write to the /data/vendor/tcl, /data/vendor/upgrade, and /var/TerminalManager directories within the TV file system. An attacker, such as a malicious APK or local unprivileged user could perform fake system upgrades by writing to the /data/vendor/upgrage folder.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-012.md Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/etc/CVE-2020-27403_CVE-2020-28055_GlobalFAQ.pdf Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/etc/CVE-2020-27403_CVE-2020-28055_Press-Statement-and-Questions_11162020.pdf Third Party Advisory 
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/security-holes-opened-back-door-to-tcl-android-smart-tvs/ Third Party Advisory 
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/tv-maker-tcl-denies-back-door-promises-better-process/ Third Party Advisory 
https://sick.codes/extraordinary-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-tcl-android-tvs-now-worlds-3rd-largest-tv-manufacturer/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://sick.codes/sick-2020-012 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://support.tcl.com/vulnerabilities-found-in-tcl-android-tvs Vendor Advisory 
https://twitter.com/johnjhacking/ Third Party Advisory 
https://twitter.com/sickcodes/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-28055
NVD Published Date:
11/10/2020
NVD Last Modified:
12/08/2020
Source:
MITRE