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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).
Exploitability
The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without requiring authentication. The attack complexity is rated as Low, requiring no privileges or user interaction to exploit (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
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