Input validation error in Samsung Mobile - CVE-2016-4547
Published: February 13, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39664
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4547
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
Samsung Mobile
Samsung Mobile
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Samsung devices with Android KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), or M(6.0) allow attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted system call to TvoutService_C.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4547
Install update from vendor's website.