VDB-298766 · CVE-2025-20931 · GCVE-0-2025-20931

Samsung Notes up to 4.4.21.62 BMP Image Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Notes. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component BMP Image Parser. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-20931. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Notes. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component BMP Image Parser. 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. CVE summarizes:

Out-of-bounds write in parsing bmp image in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.26.71 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-20931 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 4.4.26.71 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Notes

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Notes 4.4.26.71

Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 🔍
03/06/2025 +120 days 🔍
03/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2025 +132 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298766

Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2025 07:50
Updated: 07/17/2025 01:09
Changes: 03/06/2025 07:50 (65), 07/17/2025 01:09 (12)
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