S9 Firmware
CVE-2019-12087
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
Samsung S9+, S10, and XCover 4 P(9.0) devices can become temporarily inoperable because of an unprotected intent in the ContainerAgent application. For example, the victim becomes stuck in a launcher with their Secure Folder locked. NOTE: the researcher mentions "the Samsung Security Team considered this issue as no/little security impact.
AnalysisAI
Samsung S9+, S10, and XCover 4 P(9.0) devices can become temporarily inoperable because of an unprotected intent in the ContainerAgent application. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. Samsung S9+, S10, and XCover 4 P(9.0) devices can become temporarily inoperable because of an unprotected intent in the ContainerAgent application. For example, the victim becomes stuck in a launcher with their Secure Folder locked. NOTE: the researcher mentions "the Samsung Security Team considered this issue as no/little security impact. Affected products include: Samsung S9\+ Firmware, Samsung S10 Firmware, Samsung Xcover 4 Firmware.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Same weakness CWE-399 – Resource Management Errors
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