PT-2020-8724 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-08 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2018-21080

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/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.x) software

Description An issue allows a physically proximate attacker wielding a magnet to activate NFC and bypass the lockscreen on affected devices.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the NFC feature when the device is locked to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-326

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-21080

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-21080 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21080 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2573 · Telegram Post