Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.x) Secure Folder App missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.x). It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Secure Folder App. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-21041. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.x) (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Secure Folder App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. Access to Gallery in the Secure Folder can occur without authentication. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13057 (December 2018).

The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-21041 since 04/07/2020. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-111342, VDB-111380, VDB-115287 and VDB-115285 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-21041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152872
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2020 08:52
Updated: 10/07/2020 15:46
Changes: 04/09/2020 08:52 (39), 04/09/2020 08:57 (18), 10/07/2020 15:46 (1)
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