CVE-2017-18673

LOW

Samsung Android N(7.x) - Unauthenticated Location Service Disabling on Locked Device

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can disable the Location service on a locked device, making it impossible for the rightful owner to find a stolen device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8524 (May 2017).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Scores

CVSS v3 2.4
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 3.1%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (4)
google/android 7.0
google/android 7.1.0
google/android 7.1.1
google/android 7.1.2
Published Apr 07, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026