PT-2020-8226 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18677

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:H/A:N

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

Description: An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices because of an unprotected Intent, allowing an attacker to reset the configuration of certain applications.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software, update to a version that addresses the issue. For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, update to a version that addresses the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to unprotected Intents until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18677

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18677 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18677 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2484 · Telegram Post