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CVE-2017-18673

Status: ModifiedLow (2.4)—

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can disable the Location service on a locked device, making it impossible for the rightful owner to find a stolen device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8524 (May 2017).

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

References

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