PT-2020-8221 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18672

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) software Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software

Description: The issue is related to incorrect exception handling for Intents, allowing a local attacker to force a reboot within framework.jar.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) software, update the software to address the issue. For Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software, update the software to address the issue. For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, update the software to address the issue.

Fix

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18672

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18672 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18672 · Vendor Advisory