PT-2020-8235 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18686

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software

Description: An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices where contact information can leak to a log file due to the broadcasting of an unprotected intent.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software, update to a version that fixes the broadcasting of unprotected intents. For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software, update to a version that fixes the broadcasting of unprotected intents. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to contact information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18686

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18686 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2493 · Telegram Post