Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2019-20565

 

Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2019-20565

Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34648
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-2019-20565
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 O(8.x) and P(9.0) software. Attackers can change the USB configuration without authentication. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13300 (September 2019).


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2019-20565

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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