Samsung Smart Phone ActivityManagerService debug code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Smart Phone. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ActivityManagerService. Performing a manipulation results in debug code. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-21496. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Smart Phone (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component ActivityManagerService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a debug code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-489. The product is deployed to unauthorized actors with debugging code still enabled or active, which can create unintended entry points or expose sensitive information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Active Debug Code vulnerability in ActivityManagerService prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to use debug function via setting debug level.

The weakness was released 05/05/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-21496 since 11/14/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25664). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Debug code
CWE: CWE-489
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
05/05/2023 +171 days 🔍
05/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2025 +866 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228051
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2023 07:33
Updated: 09/17/2025 05:22
Changes: 05/05/2023 07:33 (47), 05/28/2023 07:40 (12), 09/17/2025 05:22 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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