Path Traversal in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
CVE-2015-7888
Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files as the system-level user via a .. (dot dot) in the name of a file, compressed into a zipped file named cred.zip, and downloaded to /sdcard/Download.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Firmware — versions g925vvru1aoe2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77338 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/134104/Samsung-WifiHs20UtilityService-Path-Traver… (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7888?
- CVE-2015-7888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7888?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-7888 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.