VDB-152083 · CVE-2019-20535 · GCVE-0-2019-20535

Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.x)/P(9.0) Lock Screen privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.x)/P(9.0). This affects an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-20535. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.x)/P(9.0) (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) and P(9.0) software. A connection to a new Bluetooth devices can be established from the lock screen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15533 (December 2019).

The weakness was presented 03/24/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-20535 since 03/23/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

See VDB-111342, VDB-111380, VDB-115287 and VDB-115285 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Mobile Devices

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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
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CVE: CVE-2019-20535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152083
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2020 09:01
Updated: 10/04/2020 18:40
Changes: 03/25/2020 09:01 (38), 03/25/2020 09:06 (18), 10/04/2020 18:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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