Incorrect default permissions in Google Android - CVE-2019-20536

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Incorrect default permissions in Google Android - CVE-2019-20536

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34679
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20536
CWE-ID: CWE-276
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 execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.1), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (released in China) software. The Firewall application mishandles the PermissionWhiteLists protection mechanism. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14299 (November 2019).


How to mitigate CVE-2019-20536

Install update from vendor's website.

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