Input validation error in Samsung Mobile - CVE-2018-9141

 

Input validation error in Samsung Mobile - CVE-2018-9141

Published: March 30, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37352
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9141
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
Samsung Mobile

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

On Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software, Gallery allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with a crafted resolution, aka SVE-2017-11105.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-9141

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources