Samsung Phone 5.0/5.1/6.07.x Log File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Samsung Phone 5.0/5.1/6.07.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Log File. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-7978. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Phone 5.0/5.1/6.07.x. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Log File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Samsung Android devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a world-readable log file after an unexpected reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8290.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was published 04/19/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7978 since 04/19/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100270

Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2017 09:48
Updated: 11/07/2019 10:07
Changes: 04/20/2017 09:48 (55), 11/07/2019 10:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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