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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21078
CVE-2018-21078:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. The Contacts application allows attackers to originate video calls because SS (Supplementary Service) and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) codes are improperly secured. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11469 (April 2018). (NVD)
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation (CWE-20) in the handling of SS and USSD codes in the Contacts application. This allows remote attackers to initiate video calls without proper authorization (NVD)
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to originate video calls without authorization by exploiting improperly secured SS and USSD codes. This could lead to unauthorized video call initiation from affected devices (NVD)
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches available from Samsung (Samsung Mobile Security)
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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