Samsung Galaxy Ace 4/Note 3/S4/S5 KNOX memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Samsung Galaxy Ace 4/Note 3/S4/S5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component KNOX. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Galaxy Ace 4/Note 3/S4/S5 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component KNOX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/18/2014 by Andre Moulu as File 129144 as not defined exploit (Packetstorm). The advisory is available at packetstormsecurity.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional.

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 databases at X-Force (98780), Exploit-DB (35282) and SecurityFocus (BID 71148†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: File 129144
Researcher: Andre Moulu
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68234
X-Force: 98780 - Multiple Samsung Galaxy Devices knox code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71148 - Multiple Samsung Galaxy Devices KNOX Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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

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Created: 11/19/2014 11:11
Updated: 07/06/2017 08:14
Changes: 11/19/2014 11:11 (46), 07/06/2017 08:14 (9)
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