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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2017-18690

High
9.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) (Exynos54xx, Exynos7420, Exynos8890, or Exynos8895 chipsets) software. There is a buffer overflow in the sensor hub. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7484 (January 2017).

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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