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CVE-2018-16263: linux tizen Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 22-01-2020Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16263 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in linux tizen. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.78%
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. 22-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The PulseAudio system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to control its A2DP MediaEndpoint, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.78% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.78%

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

Linux1 product
  • tizen1.0 | 1.0:m1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0:m2 | 3.0:m3 | 4.0:m1 | 4.0:m2 | 4.0:m3 | 5.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links