Out-of-bounds Read in Samsung Mobile
CVE-2017-5538
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka SVE-2016-6362.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (87.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Samsung Mobile — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5538?
- CVE-2017-5538 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5538?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.