What is CVE-2023-42538?

CVE-2023-42538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-42538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-42538

An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 11.0, 12.0, 13.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Nov-2023 Release in Android 11, 12, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42538?: CVE-2023-42538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-42538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.