Blue Light Filter 1.5.5 on Android SharedPreference File denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
4.7$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Blue Light Filter 1.5.5 on Android. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SharedPreference File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-29758. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Blue Light Filter 1.5.5 on Android (Android App Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component SharedPreference File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue found in Blue Light Filter v.1.5.5 for Android allows unauthorized apps to cause a persistent denial of service by manipulating the SharedPreference files.

The weakness was presented 06/10/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-29758 since 04/07/2023. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-33296). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

04/07/2023 🔍
06/10/2023 +64 days 🔍
06/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2025 +918 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-29758 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29758
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231183
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2023 05:53
Updated: 12/14/2025 19:06
Changes: 06/10/2023 05:53 (39), 07/07/2023 21:27 (11), 01/07/2025 00:26 (27), 12/14/2025 19:06 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to know what is going to be exploited?

We predict KEV entries!