SB2020040785 - Input validation error in Google, Google Android



SB2020040785 - Input validation error in Google, Google Android

Published: April 7, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020040785
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18679)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. SLocation can cause a system crash via a call to an API that is not implemented. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8285 (April 2017).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.