Vulnerability identifier: #VU39946
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Samsung Mobile
Mobile applications /
Mobile firmware & hardware
Vendor: Samsung
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allow attackers to crash systemUI by leveraging incomplete exception handling. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7122.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Samsung Mobile: 5.0 - 7.0
External links
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95424
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.