Samsung Wearable Processor/Modem Exynos up to 9825 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samsung Wearable Processor and Modem Exynos up to 9825 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-39890. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Wearable Processor and Modem Exynos up to 9825. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor, Wearable Processor, and Modem Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400, 9110, W920, W930, W1000, Modem 5123, Modem 5300. The baseband software does not properly check the length specified by the CC (Call Control). This can lead to an Out-of-Bounds write.

It is possible to read the advisory at semiconductor.samsung.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-39890 since 07/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2025).

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-2024-38340). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/02/2024 🔍
12/02/2024 +153 days 🔍
12/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +195 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286667
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2024 22:02
Updated: 06/15/2025 09:19
Changes: 12/02/2024 22:02 (52), 12/03/2024 04:16 (9), 12/04/2024 00:25 (1), 06/15/2025 09:19 (1)
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