PT-2020-8236 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices With L(5.0/5.1)+3

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18687

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 KK(4.4) software Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) software Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software

Description: An issue allows an attacker to obtain the full pathnames of sdcard files by reading the system protected log upon reception of a certain intent.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4) software, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) software, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the system protected log to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18687

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices With Kk(4.4)

Samsung Mobile Devices With L(5.0/5.1)

Samsung Mobile Devices With M(6.0)

Samsung Mobile Devices With N(7.0)

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18687 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18687 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2494 · Telegram Post