Missing Authorization in Google Android - CVE-2018-21042

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Missing Authorization in Google Android - CVE-2018-21042

Published: April 8, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34474
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21042
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. Dual Messenger allows installation of an arbitrary APK with resultant privileged code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13299 (December 2018).


How to mitigate CVE-2018-21042

Install update from vendor's website.

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