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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-10849
CVE-2020-10849:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos7885, Exynos8895, and Exynos9810 chipsets) software. The Gatekeeper trustlet allows a brute-force attack on the screen lock password. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14575, discovered in January 2020 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL with a vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to perform brute-force attacks against the screen lock password, potentially compromising the device's security and accessing sensitive user data (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their security update process. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (Vendor Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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