CVE-2017-6871 (GCVE-0-2017-6871)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-08-08 00:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:41
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android (All versions before V1.0.2.2) and SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android Lite (All versions before V1.0.2.2). An attacker with physical access to an unlocked mobile device, that has the affected app running, could bypass the app's authentication mechanism under certain conditions.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android, SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite for Android Version: SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android, SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite for Android
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