Samsung Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility PC Software improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility PC Software up to 1.0.0 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-41929. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility PC Software up to 1.0.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Samsung Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility PC Software before 1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges. (An attacker must already have user privileges on Windows to exploit this vulnerability.)

The weakness was published 09/18/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at semiconductor.samsung.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-41929 since 09/05/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-46406). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility PC Software 1.0.1

Timelineinfo

09/05/2023 🔍
09/18/2023 +13 days 🔍
09/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2026 +868 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41929 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239895
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2023 15:54
Updated: 02/02/2026 05:48
Changes: 09/18/2023 15:54 (50), 03/06/2025 21:34 (26), 02/02/2026 05:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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