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CVE-2017-5538

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5538 is a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the GPU driver of Samsung mobile devices running Android M (6.0) and N (7.0) with Exynos AP chipsets. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0293 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

security.samsungmobile.com / smrupdate.html
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95674
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry