CVE-2017-3218 describes a critical vulnerability in Samsung Magician 5.0 where the software fails to validate TLS certificates for HTTPS update traffic, while earlier versions used unencrypted HTTP. This allows for man-in-the-middle attacks to deliver malicious updates. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samsung:magician:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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