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Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CVE-2019-20597

High
9.1/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.1), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. SPENgesture allows arbitrary applications to read or modify user-input logs. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14170 (June 2019).

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

A cryptographic protocol is meant to ensure that services are provided in a secure manner. An application with absent or improper verification of cryptographic signatures allows malicious users to feed false messages to valid users or to disclose sensitive data, subverting the goals of the protocol. This can lead to security failures such as false authentication, account hijacking, and privilege escalation.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published