What is CVE-2018-21078?

CVE-2018-21078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21078?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2018-21078

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. The Contacts application allows attackers to originate video calls because SS (Supplementary Service) and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) codes are improperly secured. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11469 (April 2018).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (27.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21078?: CVE-2018-21078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21078?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.