Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x)/P(9.0) Lock Screen information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x)/P(9.0) and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-20579. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x)/P(9.0) (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. Gallery allows attackers to enable Location information sharing from the lock screen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14462 (August 2019).

The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-20579 since 03/23/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 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.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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-2019-20579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152127
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2020 09:45
Updated: 10/04/2020 20:08
Changes: 03/25/2020 09:45 (39), 03/25/2020 09:50 (18), 10/04/2020 20:08 (1)
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