PT-2020-8732 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-08 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2018-21088

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 with N(7.x) software

Description An issue was discovered where an attacker can cause a reboot of the device because the InputMethodManagerService has an unprotected system service.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, consider restricting access to the InputMethodManagerService until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-21088

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-21088 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21088 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2547 · Telegram Post