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CVE-2021-25340 (GCVE-0-2021-25340)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-04 21:01 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:03
VLAI
Summary
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung keyboard version prior to SMR Feb-2021 Release 1 allows physically proximate attackers to change in arbitrary settings during Initialization State.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Unaffected: SMR Feb-2021 Release 1 , < Q(10.0)* (custom)
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