What is CVE-2022-39829?

CVE-2022-39829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mtower, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-39829?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Samsung Mtower

CVE-2022-39829

There is a NULL pointer dereference in aes256_encrypt in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 due to a missing check on the return value of EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Samsung Mtower
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39829?: CVE-2022-39829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mtower, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-39829?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.