Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus/Galaxy S3/Galaxy Note 2/Exynos 4412 Bluetooth information disclosure

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 and Exynos 4412. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-16401. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 and Exynos 4412 (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Bluetooth. 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:

Samsung Galaxy S8 plus (Android version: 8.0.0, Build Number: R16NW.G955USQU5CRG3, Baseband Vendor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, Baseband: G955USQU5CRG3), Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android version: 4.3, Build Number: JSS15J.I9300XXUGND5, Baseband Vendor: Samsung Exynos 4412, Baseband: I9300XXUGNA8), and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Android version: 4.3, Build Number: JSS15J.I9300XUGND5, Baseband Vendor: Samsung Exynos 4412, Baseband: N7100DDUFND1) devices allow injection of AT+CIMI and AT+CGSN over Bluetooth, leaking sensitive information such as IMSI, IMEI, call status, call setup stage, internet service status, signal strength, current roaming status, battery level, and call held status.

The weakness was shared 11/06/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-16401 since 09/18/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Samsung

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• Exynos 4412
• Galaxy Note 2
• Galaxy S3
• Galaxy S8 Plus

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

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