Samsung Email 5.0.02.16 file:// information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Samsung Email 5.0.02.16. Affected is an unknown function of the component file:// Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-10498. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Samsung Email 5.0.02.16 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component file:// Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Samsung Email Fixed in version 5.0.02.16. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file:/// URIs. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow for reading arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-5329.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2018. The weakness was published 09/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-10498 since 04/27/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 109 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.0.02.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at VDB-124419. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Samsung

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• Email

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• 5.0.02.16

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

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