Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Google Android - CVE-2018-21051

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Google Android - CVE-2018-21051

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34482
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-2018-21051
CWE-ID: CWE-74
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) and O(8.x) (Exynos chipsets) software. There is an invalid free in the fingerprint Trustlet, leading to arbitrary code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12853 (October 2018).


How to mitigate CVE-2018-21051

Install update from vendor's website.

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