Vulnerability · Published May 4, 2023 · Assigned by Samsung Mobile

CVE-2023-21489

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Samsung Mobile Devices from Samsung Mobile. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in bootloader prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Selected Android 11, 12, 13 Qualcomm devices – before SMR May-2023 Release 1

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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