CVE-2018-21078 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass security restrictions in the Samsung Contacts app to originate unauthorized video calls via improperly secured SS and USSD codes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-21078?
CVE-2018-21078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. The Contacts application allows attackers to originate video calls because SS (Supplementary Service) and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) codes are improperly secured. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11469 (April 2018).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-21078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6769-8f7x-qpm9.