PT-2020-7982 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2016-11053

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices versions through 2015-11-11

Description: An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices, allowing for a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass. This means that the protection mechanism designed to prevent unauthorized access to a device after a factory reset can be circumvented.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with software through 2015-11-11, update the software to a version released after 2015-11-11 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the device's reset functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-11053

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11053 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11049 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2473 · Telegram Post