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Incorrect Authorization

CVE-2018-21082

High
8.4/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. Dex Station allows App Pinning bypass and lock-screen bypass via the "Use screen lock type to unpin" option. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11106 (February 2018).

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Authorization is a security mechanism performed by an application to grant or deny access to the requested resources by verifying the privileges of the user. When an application lacks effective authorization mechanisms, it enables unauthorized users to gain unintended privileges and illegitimate access to resources. Such a vulnerability may result in exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published