VDB-154995 · CVE-2020-12746 · GCVE-0-2020-12746

Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.X)/P(9.0)/Q(10.0) Secure Bootloader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.X)/P(9.0)/Q(10.0). Impacted is an unknown function of the component Secure Bootloader. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-12746. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices O(8.X)/P(9.0)/Q(10.0) (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Secure Bootloader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.X), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos chipsets) software. Attackers can bypass the Secure Bootloader protection mechanism via a heap-based buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16712 (May 2020).

The weakness was published 05/11/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-12746 since 05/08/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Mobile Devices

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/08/2020 🔍
05/11/2020 +3 days 🔍
05/12/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2020 +157 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-12746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-12746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154995
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2020 07:46
Updated: 10/16/2020 14:21
Changes: 05/12/2020 07:46 (38), 05/12/2020 07:51 (18), 10/16/2020 14:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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