Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x) Secure Folder improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Secure Folder. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-21062. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x) (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Secure Folder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) software. When biometric authentication is disabled, an attacker can view Streams content (e.g., a Gallery slideshow) of a locked Secure Folder via a connection to an external device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11766 (August 2018).

The weakness was presented 04/08/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-21062 since 04/07/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-111342, VDB-111380, VDB-115287 and VDB-115285 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Timelineinfo

04/07/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-21062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152893
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2020 09:00
Updated: 10/07/2020 17:59
Changes: 04/09/2020 09:00 (39), 04/09/2020 09:05 (18), 10/07/2020 17:59 (1)
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