Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2017-18654
Published: April 7, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34538
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18654
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 manipulate data.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0, 7.1) software. An unauthenticated attacker can register a new security certificate. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9659 (September 2017).
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18654
Install update from vendor's website.