PT-2020-8199 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18650

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: An issue was discovered where a malformed wpa supplicant.conf file can cause a WifiStateMachine IllegalArgumentException and subsequent reboot.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, ensure that the wpa supplicant.conf file is properly formatted to prevent the WifiStateMachine IllegalArgumentException and reboot. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Check for Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-754

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18650

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 3

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18650 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18650 · Security Note