VDB-147818 · CVE-2013-4763 · BID 61280

Samsung Galaxy S3/Galaxy S4 SMS Text Message default permission

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4 (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component SMS Text Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing arbitrary SMS text messages without requesting permission.

The weakness was presented 12/27/2019 by Z.X. with QIHU Inc.. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4763 since 07/05/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 61280†) and OSVDB (95436†). See VDB-9579 for similar entry.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Samsung

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/17/2013 🔍
07/05/2013 +18 days 🔍
12/27/2019 +2366 days 🔍
12/28/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2024 +1541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Z.X.
Organization: QIHU Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4763 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 61280 - Samsung Galaxy S3 And S4 CVE-2013-4763 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 95436

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/28/2019 11:34 AM
Updated: 03/17/2024 03:38 PM
Changes: 12/28/2019 11:34 AM (39), 12/28/2019 11:38 AM (22), 03/17/2024 03:38 PM (4)
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