Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x)/P(9.0) S Secure App improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x)/P(9.0). The affected element is an unknown function of the component S Secure App. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-20533. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x)/P(9.0) (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component S Secure App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (released in China or India) software. The S Secure app can launch masked apps without a password. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13996 (December 2019).

The weakness was released 03/24/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-20533 since 03/23/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-111342, VDB-111380, VDB-115287 and VDB-115285. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/23/2020 🔍
03/24/2020 +1 days 🔍
03/25/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/04/2020 +193 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-20533 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20533
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152081
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2020 09:01
Updated: 10/04/2020 18:37
Changes: 03/25/2020 09:01 (38), 03/25/2020 09:06 (18), 10/04/2020 18:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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