Samsung Mobile Devices Bootloader improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Bootloader. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-20865. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Mobile Devices (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Bootloader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication bypass in bootloader prior to SMR May-2024 Release 1 allows physical attackers to flash arbitrary images.

The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20865 since 12/05/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2023 🔍
05/07/2024 +153 days 🔍
05/07/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2025 +280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263297

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2024 06:54
Updated: 02/11/2025 01:55
Changes: 05/07/2024 06:54 (62), 02/11/2025 01:55 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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