Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-21080 (CCN-179297)

Assigned:2020-04-07
Published:2020-04-07
Updated:2020-04-09
Summary:An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. A physically proximate attacker wielding a magnet can activate NFC to bypass the lockscreen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10897 (March 2018).
CVSS v3 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Physical
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
4.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
3.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-326
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-21080

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
samsung-cve201821080-sec-bypass(179297)

Source: CCN
Type: Samsung Mobile Web site
Android Security Updates

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    google android 7.0
    google android 7.1.0
    google android 7.1.1
    google android 7.1.2