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CVE-2018-21073:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.0) (Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S8, Note 8). There is access to Clipboard content in the locked state via the Edge panel. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10748 (May 2018) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 2.4 LOW (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) and CVSS v2.0 Base Score of 2.1 LOW (Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to clipboard content when the device is in a locked state, potentially exposing sensitive information that users may have copied to their clipboard (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through a security update released in May 2018. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (Samsung Mobile Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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