Buffer overflow in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2023-21494
Published: May 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76549
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21494
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the authentication API in mm_Authentication.c in Shannon baseband. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Samsung Mobile Firmware
How to mitigate CVE-2023-21494
Install updates from vendor's website.
Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-MAY-2023