#VU34484 Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2018-21053

Vulnerability identifier: #VU34484

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21053

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. There is Clipboard access in the lockscreen state via a physical keyboard. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12684 (October 2018).

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 7.0 - 7.1.2, 8.0 - 8.1, 9.0

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External links
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.