PT-2020-12372 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices+1

Published 2020-03-24 · Updated 2020-03-26 · CVE-2020-10849

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 O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software

Description An issue was discovered that allows a brute-force attack on the screen lock password through the Gatekeeper trustlet.

Recommendations 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. For Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Gatekeeper trustlet to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-10849

Affected Products

Gatekeeper Trustlet

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10849 · Security Note