PT-2020-8202 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18653

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with Android versions 4.4 through 7.x

Description: An issue in the Email application on Samsung mobile devices allows attackers to send emails on behalf of any user via a broadcasted intent.

Recommendations: For Android versions 4.4 through 7.x, consider disabling the Email application's ability to send emails via broadcasted intents until a fix is available. Restrict access to sensitive email features to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18653

Affected Products

Android

Email Application

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18653 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18653 · Vendor Advisory