Samsung Mobile Devices M(6.0)/N(7.x)/O(8.x) Contacts App input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices M(6.0)/N(7.x)/O(8.x). This impacts an unknown function of the component Contacts App. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-21078. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices M(6.0)/N(7.x)/O(8.x) (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Contacts App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. The Contacts application allows attackers to originate video calls because SS (Supplementary Service) and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) codes are improperly secured. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11469 (April 2018).

The weakness was shared 04/08/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-21078 since 04/07/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-111342, VDB-111380, VDB-115287 and VDB-115285 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/07/2020 🔍
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10/07/2020 +181 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-21078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152909
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2020 09:21
Updated: 10/07/2020 19:39
Changes: 04/09/2020 09:21 (39), 04/09/2020 09:26 (18), 10/07/2020 19:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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