PT-2020-8195 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-08 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2017-18646

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software

Description: An issue allows an attacker to bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) software, update to a version that fixes this issue. For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, update to a version that fixes this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the user switching feature until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18646

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18646 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18646 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2528 · Telegram Post