SB2020040795 - Insufficiently protected credentials in Google, Google Android
Published: April 7, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040795
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18695)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. Attackers (who control a certain subdomain) can discover a user's credentials, during an email account login, via an EAS autodiscover packet. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7654 (January 2017).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.