8.4

CVE-2017-18020: samsung samsung_mobile Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 8.4v3.0HighModified
Published 04-01-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18020 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in samsung samsung_mobile. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-01-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

On Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.x), and N(7.x) software and Exynos chipsets, attackers can execute arbitrary code in the bootloader because S Boot omits a size check during a copy of ramfs data to memory. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10598.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Samsung1 product
  • samsung_mobile5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1.1 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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