CVE-2018-16271 describes an improper D-Bus security policy configuration in the wemail_consumer_service of Samsung Galaxy Gear series devices running Tizen-based firmware before build RE2. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged process to manipulate a user's mailbox and send arbitrary emails via the paired smartphone. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, the attack requires adjacent network access with low complexity, resulting in high integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< re2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_gear_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< re2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< re2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< re2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< re2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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