7.5

CVE-2022-39829: samsung mtower NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 05-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-39829 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in samsung mtower. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.34%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is a NULL pointer dereference in aes256_encrypt in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 due to a missing check on the return value of EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 1.31% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Mtower

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Samsung1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links