Samsung Galaxy S4/S5/S6 Swiftkey Keyboard+ Emoji Language Pack privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Samsung Galaxy S4/S5/S6 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Swiftkey Keyboard+ Emoji. The manipulation as part of a Language Pack leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was published 06/16/2015 as confirmed article (Ars Technica). The advisory is shared at arstechnica.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2865 since 04/03/2015. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Disable Untrusted Networks. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (103900). Additional details are provided at computerworld.com.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Galaxy

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Config: Disable Untrusted Networks

Timelineinfo

04/03/2015 🔍
06/16/2015 +74 days 🔍
06/18/2015 +2 days 🔍
06/19/2015 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: arstechnica.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2865 (🔍)
X-Force: 103900 - Samsung Galaxy S phones Swiftkey language pack security bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2015 10:36
Updated: 04/11/2019 07:45
Changes: 06/18/2015 10:36 (48), 04/11/2019 07:45 (1)
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