Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21041
CVE-2018-21041:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. Access to Gallery in the Secure Folder can occur without authentication. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13057 (December 2018) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306). It has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) and CVSS v2.0 Base Score of 5.0 MEDIUM (Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to Gallery content stored in the Secure Folder, compromising the confidentiality of sensitive user data that was meant to be protected by the Secure Folder feature (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects Samsung mobile devices running Android O(8.x). Users should update their devices to the latest available security patch level that addresses this vulnerability (Samsung Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related NixOS vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management