CVE-2015-1801: samsung galaxy_s4_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1801 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in samsung galaxy_s4_firmware. EPSS estimates a 3.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-08-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The samsung_extdisp driver in the Samsung S4 (GT-I9500) I9500XXUEMK8 kernel 3.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or gain privileges.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.