CVE-2015-5729

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5729
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-23 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe Soft Access Point (AP) feature in Samsung Smart TVs X10P, X12, X14H, X14J, and NT14U and Xpress M288OFW printers generate weak WPA2 PSK keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Samsung M288ofw - All All All
Operating System Samsung M288ofw Firmware - All All All
Hardware Samsung Nt14u Cn - All All All
Hardware Samsung Nt14u Eu - All All All
Operating System Samsung Nt14u Firmware t-nt14uakucb-1008.0 All All All
Operating System Samsung Nt14u Firmware t-nt14udcncb-1003.1 All All All
Operating System Samsung Nt14u Firmware t-nt14udeucb-1007.1 All All All
Hardware Samsung Nt14u Us - All All All
Hardware Samsung X10p Eu - All All All
Operating System Samsung X10p Firmware t-mst10pauscp-1302.0 All All All
Operating System Samsung X10p Firmware t-mst10pdeucb-1210.0 All All All
Operating System Samsung X10p Firmware t-mst10pibrcb-1104.0 All All All
Hardware Samsung X10p Ibr - All All All
Hardware Samsung X10p Us - All All All
Hardware Samsung X12 Eu - All All All
Operating System Samsung X12 Firmware t-mst12akucb-1114.0 All All All
Operating System Samsung X12 Firmware t-mst12deucb-1111.4 All All All
Hardware Samsung X12 Us - All All All
Hardware Samsung X14h Cn - All All All
Hardware Samsung X14h Eu - All All All
Operating System Samsung X14h Firmware t-mst14akucb-1100.4 All All All
Operating System Samsung X14h Firmware t-mst14dcncb-1010.0 All All All
Operating System Samsung X14h Firmware t-mst14deucb-1023.0 All All All
Hardware Samsung X14h Us - All All All
Hardware Samsung X14j Cn - All All All
Hardware Samsung X14j Eu - All All All
Operating System Samsung X14j Firmware t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 All All All
Operating System Samsung X14j Firmware t-ms14jdcncb-1004.2 All All All
Operating System Samsung X14j Firmware t-ms14jdeucb-1018.0 All All All
Hardware Samsung X14j Us - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Samsung Smart TV SoftAP Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
KaOtiCo NeUtRaL: Samsung Smarttv and Printers weak password SoftAP wpa2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kaoticoneutral.blogspot.com.ar Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Samsung SoftAP Weak Password ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: Samsung softap weak random generated password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Samsung SmartTV and Printers CVE-2015-5729 Weak Password Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Samsung Printer SoftAP Weak Default WiFi Key Lets Remote Users Bypass WiFi Security Protections - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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