CVE-2016-11053
Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2015-11-11 (supporting FRP/RL). There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass. The Samsung ID is SVE-2015-5131 (January 2016).
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A Factory Reset Protection bypass on Samsung mobile devices through 2015-11-11 allows attackers to bypass FRP without proper credentials.
Vulnerability
An issue exists in Samsung mobile devices with software through 2015-11-11 that support Factory Reset Protection (FRP) and reactivation lock (RL). The vulnerability allows a bypass of the FRP mechanism.
Exploitation
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable device can bypass FRP, likely by exploiting a flaw in the authentication process. No user interaction is required beyond the attacker's physical manipulation.
Impact
Successful exploitation enables the attacker to reset the device and gain unauthorized access, bypassing the intended protection that requires the original owner's Google account credentials.
Mitigation
Samsung's security update program may have addressed this issue, but no specific fix version is disclosed in the available references. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches from Samsung.
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Affected products
2- Samsung/mobile devicesdescription
- Range: <=2015-11-11
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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