VDB-95209 · CVE-2017-5351 · BID 95418

Samsung Note 4.4/5.0/5.1/6.0 VR Service Thread resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Samsung Note 4.4/5.0/5.1/6.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component VR Service Thread Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5351. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Note 4.4/5.0/5.1/6.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component VR Service Thread Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Samsung Note devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), and M(6.0) software allow attackers to crash the system by creating an arbitrarily large number of active VR service threads. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7650.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2017. The weakness was shared 01/12/2017 with Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab (Website). The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5351 since 01/11/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95418†). The entries VDB-95104, VDB-95208 and VDB-98471 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Organization: Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95209
SecurityFocus: 95418 - Multiple Samsung Android Mobile Devices CVE-2017-5351 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5351 - Samsung - Samsung Mobile - High

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2017 13:27
Updated: 07/20/2020 11:57
Changes: 01/12/2017 13:27 (64), 07/20/2020 11:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:AB0:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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