CVE-2018-10502

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-10502
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-24 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 4.2.18.2. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of a staging mode. The issue lies in the ability to change the configuration based on the presence of a file in an user-controlled location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5359.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Samsung Galaxy Apps All All All All
Application Samsung Galaxy Apps All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-18-560 | Zero Day Initiative MISC zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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