Samsung Mobile Devices Grid Image libsavscmn.so heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file libsavscmn.so of the component Grid Image Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20878. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Mobile Devices (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file libsavscmn.so of the component Grid Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap out-of-bound write vulnerability in parsing grid image in libsavscmn.so prior to SMR June-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20878 since 12/05/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2023 🔍
06/04/2024 +181 days 🔍
06/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2025 +252 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266999

Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2024 10:05
Updated: 02/11/2025 06:53
Changes: 06/04/2024 10:05 (64), 06/04/2024 15:18 (1), 02/11/2025 06:53 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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