Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2018-21038

 

Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2018-21038

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34506
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21038
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. The Secure Folder app's startup logic allows authentication bypass. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11628 (December 2018).


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2018-21038

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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