Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2019-20565

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Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2019-20565

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34648
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20565
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

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).


How to mitigate CVE-2019-20565

Install update from vendor's website.

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