Samsung Galaxy S3 Screen Lock Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:58123

Info

Samsung Galaxy S3 Screen Lock Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58123
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 21 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 21 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Vulnerability Research Team of MTI Technology.
Vulnerable: Samsung Galaxy S III 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Samsung Galaxy S3 Screen Lock Security Bypass Vulnerability

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.

Exploit / POC

Samsung Galaxy S3 Screen Lock Security Bypass Vulnerability

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