CVE-2017-18020 is a critical vulnerability affecting Samsung mobile devices running Android L(5.x), M(6.x), and N(7.x) software with Exynos chipsets. The flaw, identified as SVE-2017-10598, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code within the bootloader due to an omitted size check during a ramfs data copy operation. With a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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