CVE-2018-21078
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. The...
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2018-21078- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2018-21078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13596 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2018-13596- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6769-8f7x-qpm9 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. The...
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).
- Record
GHSA-6769-8f7x-qpm9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-21078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published April 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.