Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x) SEM Trustlet buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x). This affects an unknown function of the component SEM Trustlet. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-21044. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samsung Mobile Devices N(7.x)/O(8.x) (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component SEM Trustlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.0) software. The sem Trustlet has a buffer overflow that leads to arbitrary TEE code execution. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2018-13230, SVE-2018-13231, SVE-2018-13232, SVE-2018-13233 (December 2018).

The weakness was published 04/08/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-21044 since 04/07/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Similar entries are available at VDB-111342, VDB-111380, VDB-115287 and VDB-115285. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/07/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-21044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152875
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2020 08:52
Updated: 10/07/2020 16:00
Changes: 04/09/2020 08:52 (39), 04/09/2020 08:57 (18), 10/07/2020 16:00 (1)
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