VDB-223266 · CVE-2023-21462 · EUVD-2023-25630

Samsung Quick Share Agent prior 3.5.14.18/3.5.16.20 MAC Address insertion of sensitive information into debugging code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Samsung Quick Share Agent. Affected is an unknown function of the component MAC Address Handler. The manipulation results in insertion of sensitive information into debugging code. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-21462. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Samsung Quick Share Agent. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component MAC Address Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insertion of sensitive information into debugging code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-215. The product inserts sensitive information into debugging code, which could expose this information if the debugging code is not disabled in production. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The sensitive information exposure vulnerability in Quick Share Agent prior to versions 3.5.14.18 in Android 12 and 3.5.16.20 in Android 13 allows to local attacker to access MAC address without related permission.

The weakness was released 03/17/2023. The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-21462 since 11/14/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.5.14.18 or 3.5.16.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25630). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Quick Share Agent

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 3.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.2
CNA Vector (Samsung Mobile): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insertion of sensitive information into debugging code
CWE: CWE-215 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Quick Share Agent 3.5.14.18/3.5.16.20

Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
03/17/2023 +123 days 🔍
03/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +914 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223266
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2023 07:15
Updated: 09/16/2025 19:53
Changes: 03/17/2023 07:15 (48), 04/11/2023 08:20 (10), 09/16/2025 19:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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