CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-21038

Improper Authentication

Published: Apr 08, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. The Secure Folder apps startup logic allows authentication bypass. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11628 (December 2018).

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AndroidGoogle7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.1.0 (including)7.1.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.1.1 (including)7.1.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.1.2 (including)7.1.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References