Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2018-21053
Published: April 8, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34484
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21053
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. There is Clipboard access in the lockscreen state via a physical keyboard. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12684 (October 2018).
How to mitigate CVE-2018-21053
Install update from vendor's website.