What is CVE-2019-6740?

CVE-2019-6740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S9, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-6740?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Samsung Galaxy S9

CVE-2019-6740

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy S9 prior to January 2019 Security Update (SMR-JAN-2019 - SVE-2018-13467). User interaction is required to exploit this vulne…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samsung Galaxy S9 — versions prior to January 2019 Security Update (SMR-JAN-2019 - SVE-2018-13467)
Samsung Galaxy_s9
Samsung Galaxy_s9_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6740?: CVE-2019-6740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S9, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-6740?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.