Samsung Kies Air 2.1.210161 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Samsung Kies Air 2.1.210161. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5858. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Samsung Kies Air 2.1.210161. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Samsung Kies Air 2.1.207051 and 2.1.210161 relies on the IP address for authentication, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary phone contents by spoofing or controlling the IP address.

The weakness was presented 12/03/2012 by Claudio J. Lacay (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5858 since 11/12/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80092), Exploit-DB (24455) and SecurityFocus (BID 56560†). See VDB-63139 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Kies Air

Version

2.1.210161

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/12/2012 🔍
11/15/2012 +3 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +18 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +841 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +3751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Claudio J. Lacay
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-5858 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63138
X-Force: 80092 - Samsung Kies Air security bypass
SecurityFocus: 56560

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/30/2025 11:07
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (49), 02/05/2018 07:59 (7), 06/08/2024 12:15 (16), 06/30/2025 11:07 (2)
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