Missing Authorization in Google, Google Android

1) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU34477

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21046

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. There is clipboard Data Exposure via the Emergency Dialer upon connecting a USB device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12911 (November 2018).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 8.0 - 8.1

External links

http://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.