PT-2018-18884 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2018-03-30 · Updated 2018-04-19 · CVE-2018-9142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software

Description The issue arises from faulty validation of a package signature and package name, allowing attackers to install an arbitrary APK in the Secure Folder SD Card area.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9142

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 3

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9142 · Security Note