Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x) System Service exceptional condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x). This affects an unknown function of the component System Service. Performing a manipulation results in exceptional condition. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-21088. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x) (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component System Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exceptional condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-755. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can cause a reboot because InputMethodManagerService has an unprotected system service. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9995 (January 2018).

The weakness was shared 04/08/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-21088 since 04/07/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Exceptional condition
CWE: CWE-755
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2018-21088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152919
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2020 09:25
Updated: 10/09/2020 07:28
Changes: 04/09/2020 09:25 (39), 04/09/2020 09:30 (18), 10/09/2020 07:28 (1)
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