PT-2020-7965 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2016-11036

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 M(6.0) software

Description: An issue was discovered that allows for a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass. Factory Reset Protection is a feature designed to prevent others from using a device after it has been remotely wiped or reset, typically requiring the Google account credentials used on the device before the reset. This bypass could potentially allow unauthorized access to a device.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-11036

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-11036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11036 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11069 · Telegram Post