Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2018-21062

 

Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2018-21062

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34490
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21062
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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) and O(8.x) software. When biometric authentication is disabled, an attacker can view Streams content (e.g., a Gallery slideshow) of a locked Secure Folder via a connection to an external device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11766 (August 2018).


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2018-21062

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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