Vulnerability identifier: #VU39663

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4546

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Samsung Mobile
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware

Vendor: Samsung

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Samsung devices with Android KK(4.4) or L(5.0/5.1) allow local users to cause a denial of service (IAndroidShm service crash) via crafted data in a service call.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Samsung Mobile: 4.4 - 5.1

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External links
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2016
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/1

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.