VDB-7820 · SA52384 · OSVDB 90581

Samsung Galaxy S3 up to 3.0.31-746327 PIN Lock improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Samsung Galaxy S3 up to 3.0.31-746327. Affected is an unknown function of the component PIN Lock. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to apply the recommended workaround.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Galaxy S3 up to 3.0.31-746327 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component PIN Lock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 02/17/2012. The weakness was published 02/21/2013 with MTI Technology as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at developer.samsung.com. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 370 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (90581†) and Secunia (SA52384†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: Disable S-Voice

Timelineinfo

02/17/2012 🔍
02/21/2013 +370 days 🔍
02/21/2013 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2013 +4 days 🔍
02/26/2013 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2018 +1893 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: developer.samsung.com
Organization: MTI Technology
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7820
Secunia: 52384 - Samsung Galaxy S III Emergency Contacts Home Button "Passcode Lock" Bypass Weakn, Not Critical
OSVDB: 90581

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2013 17:21
Updated: 05/04/2018 09:04
Changes: 02/26/2013 17:21 (52), 05/04/2018 09:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:788:103

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