PT-2020-8234 · Samsung · Inputmethod

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18685

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices versions 4.4 through 6.0

Description: An issue was discovered in the InputMethod application that can cause a system crash via a malformed serializable object in an Intent.

Recommendations: For versions 4.4 through 6.0, consider disabling the InputMethod application until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Intent functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18685

Affected Products

Inputmethod

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18685 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18685 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2492 · Telegram Post