Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2018-21048

 

Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2018-21048

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34479
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21048
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. There is a Notification leak on a locked device in Standalone Dex mode. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12925 (November 2018).


How to mitigate CVE-2018-21048

Install update from vendor's website.

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