CVE-2019-20550
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) (released in China and India) software where the S Secure app could access the content of a locked app without a password. This vulnerability was identified with Samsung ID SVE-2019-13805 and was disclosed in October 2019 (CISA).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a relatively low severity. The issue specifically affects Samsung mobile devices running Android O(8.x) operating system that were released in China and India markets. The vulnerability exists in the S Secure application's authentication mechanism, which failed to properly validate access permissions for locked applications (CISA).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the password protection mechanism and access the content of applications that should be locked and secured by the S Secure app. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored within the protected applications (CISA).

Mitigation and workarounds

Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through security updates. Users of affected devices should ensure their software is updated to the latest available version that includes the fix for SVE-2019-13805 (CISA).

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