First published: Tue Mar 24 2020(Updated: )
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) software. S-Voice leaks keyboard learned words via the lock screen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12981 (February 2019).
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Android | =7.0 | |
Android | =7.1.0 | |
Android | =7.1.1 | |
Android | =7.1.2 | |
Android | =8.0 | |
Android | =8.1 |
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The severity of CVE-2019-20624 is considered medium due to the potential leakage of sensitive data.
To fix CVE-2019-20624, users should update their Samsung device to the latest software version provided by Samsung.
CVE-2019-20624 affects Samsung mobile devices running Android versions 7.x and 8.x.
CVE-2019-20624 exploits a vulnerability in S-Voice that allows keyboard learned words to be leaked through the lock screen.
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2019-20624; updating the device is the recommended action.