Sony : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In 2019

A weak malicious user can escalate its privilege whenever CatalystProductionSuite.2019.1.exe (version 1.1.0.21) and CatalystBrowseSuite.2019.1.exe (version 1.1.0.21) installers run. The vulnerability is in the form of DLL Hijacking. The installers try to load DLLs that don’t exist from its current directory; by doing so, an attacker can quickly escalate its privileges.

The Sony Xperia Xperia XZs Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/keyaki_softbank/keyaki_softbank:7.1.1/TONE3-3.0.0-SOFTBANK-170517-0323/1:user/dev-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of jp.softbank.mb.tdrl app (versionCode=1413005, versionName=1.3.0) that allows unauthorized wireless settings modification via a confused deputy attack. This capability can be accessed by any app co-located on the device.

The Sony Xperia Touch Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/blanc_windy/blanc_windy:7.0/LOIRE-SMART-BLANC-1.0.0-170530-0834/1:user/dev-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.sonymobile.android.maintenancetool.testmic app (versionCode=24, versionName=7.0) that allows unauthorized microphone audio recording via a confused deputy attack. This capability can be accessed by any app co-located on the device. This app allows a third-party app to use its open interface to record audio to external storage.

The Sony keyaki_kddi Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/keyaki_kddi/keyaki_kddi:7.1.1/TONE3-3.0.0-KDDI-170517-0326/1:user/dev-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.kddi.android.packageinstaller app (versionCode=70008, versionName=08.10.03) that allows other pre-installed apps to perform app installation via an accessible app component. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app on the device which can obtain signatureOrSystem permissions that are required by other other pre-installed apps that exported their capabilities to other pre-installed app.

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus devices allow attackers to trigger touchscreen anomalies via a radio signal between 198 kHz and 203 kHz, as demonstrated by a transmitter and antenna hidden just beneath the surface of a coffee-shop table, aka Ghost Touch.

Sony Bravia Smart TV devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a SYN flood attack over a wired or Wi-Fi LAN.

Sony BRAVIA Smart TV devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a crafted web page over HbbTV.

Sony Bravia Smart TV devices allow remote attackers to retrieve the static Wi-Fi password (used when the TV is acting as an access point) by using the Photo Sharing Plus application to execute a backdoor API command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-10886.

An incorrect access control exists in the Sony Photo Sharing Plus application in the firmware before PKG6.5629 version (for the X7500D TV and other applicable TVs). This vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files without authentication over HTTP when Photo Sharing Plus application is running. This may allow an attacker to browse a particular directory (e.g. images) inside the private network.

nbla/logger.cpp in libnnabla.a in Sony Neural Network Libraries (aka nnabla) through v1.0.14 relies on the HOME environment variable, which might be untrusted.

Improper download file verification vulnerability in VAIO Update 7.3.0.03150 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack via a malicous wireless LAN access point. A successful exploitation may result in a malicious file being downloaded/executed.

Improper authorization vulnerability in VAIO Update 7.3.0.03150 and earlier allows an attackers to execute arbitrary executable file with administrative privilege via unspecified vectors.

The Photo Sharing Plus component on Sony Bravia TV through 8.587 devices has a Buffer Overflow.

The Photo Sharing Plus component on Sony Bravia TV through 8.587 devices allows Directory Traversal.

The Photo Sharing Plus component on Sony Bravia TV through 8.587 devices allows Shell Metacharacter Injection.

The Sony Xperia L1 Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/G3313/G3313:7.0/43.0.A.6.49/2867558199:user/release-keys contains the android framework (i.e., system_server) with a package name of android (versionCode=24, versionName=7.0) that has been modified by Sony or another entity in the supply chain. The system_server process in the core android package has an exported broadcast receiver that allows any app co-located on the device to programmatically initiate the taking of a screenshot and have the resulting screenshot be written to external storage. The taking of a screenshot is not transparent to the user; the device has a screen animation as the screenshot is taken and there is a notification indicating that a screenshot occurred. If the attacking app also requests the EXPAND_STATUS_BAR permission, it can wake the device up using certain techniques and expand the status bar to take a screenshot of the user's notifications even if the device has an active screen lock. The notifications may contain sensitive data such as text messages used in two-factor authentication. The system_server process that provides this capability cannot be disabled, as it is part of the Android framework. The notification can be removed by a local Denial of Service (DoS) attack to reboot the device.