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CVE-2021-25524:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Insecure storage of device information in Contacts prior to version 12.7.05.24 allows attacker to get Samsung Account ID. The vulnerability was discovered on August 9, 2021, and was assigned CVE-2021-25524. This security issue affects Samsung Contacts application in Android R(11.0) (Samsung Mobile).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with CWE-922 and received a CVSS v3 Base Score of 3.3 (Low). The attack vector is local, requiring low privileges and no user interaction. The scope is unchanged, with low impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability (AttackerKB).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to access the Samsung Account ID of users who are logged into the device through improper storage of device information. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to user account information (Samsung Mobile).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability by releasing version 12.7.05.24 of the Contacts application. Users are advised to update their Contacts application to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (Samsung Mobile).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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