PT-2020-8683 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-08 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2018-21039

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description An issue was discovered that allows an attacker to bypass the lockscreen on Samsung mobile devices. This is possible when the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools is granted.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software, consider disabling the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the lockscreen to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-21039

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-21039 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21039 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2560 · Telegram Post