Samsung Note 4.4/5.0/5.1 SystemUI integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Note 4.4/5.0/5.1. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SystemUI. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-9277. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Samsung Note 4.4/5.0/5.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SystemUI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in SystemUI in KK(4.4) and L(5.0/5.1) on Samsung Note devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service (UI restart) via vectors involving APIs and an activity that computes an out-of-bounds array index, aka SVE-2016-6906.

The bug was discovered 11/12/2016. The weakness was released 11/11/2016 by Security Team as SVE-2016-6906 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9277 since 11/11/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at security.samsungmobile.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94292†). seclists.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93759, VDB-95521 and VDB-95522. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Patch: security.samsungmobile.com

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Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: SVE-2016-6906
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93581
SecurityFocus: 94292 - Samsung Mobile Phones SystemUI CVE-2016-9277 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2016 10:01
Updated: 05/31/2019 16:21
Changes: 11/12/2016 10:01 (53), 05/31/2019 16:21 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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