Samsung Notes up to 4.4.29.23 Image out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Notes. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Image Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-21069. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Notes. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds read in the parsing of image data in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.30.63 allows local attackers to access out-of-bounds memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-21069 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.4.30.63 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-33664). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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 4.4.30.63

Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 CVE reserved
10/10/2025 +337 days Advisory disclosed
10/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/16/2025 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21069 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327859
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2025 08:51
Updated: 10/16/2025 20:51
Changes: 10/10/2025 08:51 (65), 10/10/2025 11:00 (1), 10/16/2025 20:51 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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