7.5high
CVE-2018-21079
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software.
Published 6 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 36%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) software. There is a kernel pointer leak in the USB gadget driver. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10993 (March 2018).
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- security.samsungmobile.com /securityUpdate.smsb · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-21079
- NVD: CVE-2018-21079
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