What is CVE-2018-9142?

CVE-2018-9142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Samsung_mobile, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-9142?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Samsung Samsung_mobile

CVE-2018-9142

On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, attackers can install an arbitrary APK in the Secure Folder SD Card area because of faulty validation of a package signature and package name, aka SVE-2017-10932.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samsung Samsung_mobile — versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9142?: CVE-2018-9142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Samsung_mobile, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-9142?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.