ID

VAR-E-201302-0595


TITLE

Samsung Galaxy S3 Screen Lock Security Bypass Vulnerability

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DESCRIPTION

Samsung Galaxy S3 is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability due to a failure to restrict access to locked devices.
An attacker with physical access to a locked device can leverage this issue to bypass the lock screen and gain partial access to the device.

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:samsungmodel:galaxy s iiiscope:eqversion:0

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EXPLOIT

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

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PRICE

Free

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TYPE

Unknown

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CREDITS

Vulnerability Research Team of MTI Technology.

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EXTERNAL IDS

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REFERENCES

url:http://www.samsung.com/

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url:http://www.samsung.com/us/galaxy-s-3-smartphone/?cid=ppc-

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url:http://developer.samsung.com/forum/thread/samsung-s3---partial-screen-lock-bypass/77/222426?boardname=generalb&startid=zzzzz

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SOURCES

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LAST UPDATE DATE

2022-07-27T09:18:57.148000+00:00


SOURCES UPDATE DATE

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SOURCES RELEASE DATE

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