7.5

CVE-2017-7978: samsung samsung_mobile

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 19-04-2017Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7978 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in samsung samsung_mobile. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Samsung Android devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a world-readable log file after an unexpected reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8290.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 0.97% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

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

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links