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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-12748
CVE-2020-12748:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) software. Attackers can bypass the locked-state protection mechanism and designate a different preferred SIM card. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16594 (May 2020) (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with a vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability affects the locked-state protection mechanism of Samsung mobile devices running Android 10.0 (Q) software (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the device's locked-state protection mechanism and change the preferred SIM card settings, potentially affecting the device's cellular connectivity configuration (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability is exploitable remotely with low attack complexity. No privileges or user interaction are required for exploitation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their security updates. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (Samsung Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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