Samsung Note 3/Galaxy S6 urlparser.c getURL null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Note 3 and Galaxy S6. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function getURL of the file drivers/secfilter/urlparser.c. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2036. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Samsung Note 3 and Galaxy S6 (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). This affects the function getURL of the file drivers/secfilter/urlparser.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The getURL function in drivers/secfilter/urlparser.c in secfilter in the Samsung kernel for Android on SM-N9005 build N9005XXUGBOB6 (Note 3) and SM-G920F build G920FXXU2COH2 (Galaxy S6) devices allows attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference via a "GET HTTP/1.1" request, aka SVE-2016-5036.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2016. The weakness was presented 04/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2036 since 01/22/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 449 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2016 🔍
01/22/2016 +2 days 🔍
04/13/2017 +447 days 🔍
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04/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/30/2020 +1234 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-2036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99813
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-2036 - Samsung - Galaxy Note 3 Firmware - Low

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2017 11:03
Updated: 08/30/2020 17:27
Changes: 04/14/2017 11:03 (52), 08/30/2020 17:27 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:03E:103

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