Samsung Galaxy Store up to 4.5.64.4 intent by broadcast receiver

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Galaxy Store and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to intent by broadcast receiver. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-20870. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samsung Galaxy Store. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-925. The Android application uses a Broadcast Receiver that receives an Intent but does not properly verify that the Intent came from an authorized source. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.71.8 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with the privilege of Galaxy Store.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-20870 since 12/05/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.5.71.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Intent by broadcast receiver
CWE: CWE-925
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Galaxy Store 4.5.71.8

Timelineinfo

12/05/2023 🔍
05/07/2024 +153 days 🔍
05/07/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2025 +436 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263288

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2024 06:48
Updated: 07/17/2025 22:30
Changes: 05/07/2024 06:48 (61), 07/17/2025 22:30 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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