Missing Authorization in Google Android - CVE-2017-18677
Published: April 7, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34560
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-2017-18677
CWE-ID: CWE-862
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.x) software. Because of an unprotected Intent, an attacker can reset the configuration of certain applications. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7142 (April 2017).
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18677
Install update from vendor's website.