Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-5538 CVE-2017-5350 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Samsung Mobile Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware |
Vendor | Samsung |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU39405
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5538
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka SVE-2016-6362.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSamsung Mobile: 6.0 - 7.0
External linkshttp://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU39946
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5350
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allow attackers to crash systemUI by leveraging incomplete exception handling. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7122.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSamsung Mobile: 5.0 - 7.0
External linkshttp://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95424
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.