PT-2020-10512 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-03-24 · Updated 2020-03-27 · CVE-2019-20536

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung mobile devices with N(7.1) software Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) software

Description An issue was discovered where the Firewall application mishandles the PermissionWhiteLists protection mechanism.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.1) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the PermissionWhiteLists mechanism until a patch is available.

Fix

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-20536

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 3

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20536 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20536 · Vendor Advisory