Heap-based buffer overflow in Samsung Notes - CVE-2024-34660

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in Samsung Notes - CVE-2024-34660

Published: September 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96781
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34660
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
Samsung Notes

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-34660

Install updates from vendor's website.

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