Samsung GALAXY Apps prior 4.2.18.2 Staging Mode access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung GALAXY Apps. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Staging Mode. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-10502. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung GALAXY Apps (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Staging Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 4.2.18.2. 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 a staging mode. The issue lies in the ability to change the configuration based on the presence of a file in an user-controlled location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5359.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2018. The weakness was shared 09/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-10502 since 04/27/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 4.2.18.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-124422 and VDB-124421 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GALAXY Apps 4.2.18.2

Timelineinfo

04/27/2018 🔍
06/07/2018 +41 days 🔍
09/24/2018 +108 days 🔍
09/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/26/2020 +548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-10502 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10502
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124424
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2018 12:34
Updated: 03/26/2020 20:22
Changes: 09/25/2018 12:34 (60), 03/26/2020 20:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:145:103

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