What is CVE-2017-7978?

CVE-2017-7978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Samsung_mobile, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-7978?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Samsung Samsung_mobile

CVE-2017-7978

Samsung Android devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a world-readable log file after an unexpected reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8290.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Samsung_mobile — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7978?: CVE-2017-7978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Samsung_mobile, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-7978?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.