What is CVE-2023-40218?

CVE-2023-40218 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1280, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2023-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-40218?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Samsung Exynos 1280

CVE-2023-40218

An issue was discovered in the NPU kernel driver in Samsung Exynos Mobile Processor 9820, 980, 2100, 2200, 1280, and 1380. An integer overflow can bypass detection of error cases via a crafted application.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Exynos_1280
Samsung Exynos_1280_firmware
Samsung Exynos_1380
Samsung Exynos_1380_firmware
Samsung Exynos_2100
Samsung Exynos_2100_firmware
Samsung Exynos_2200
Samsung Exynos_2200_firmware
Samsung Exynos_980
Samsung Exynos_980_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40218?: CVE-2023-40218 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1280, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2023-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-40218?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.