Samsung SmartPhones Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:56955

Info

Samsung SmartPhones Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56955
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 15 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 15 2012 12:00AM
Credit: alephzain
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Samsung SmartPhones Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Samsung SmartPhones is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on affected devices.

Exploit / POC

Samsung SmartPhones Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered the issue has created a functional exploit. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Samsung SmartPhones Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Samsung SmartPhones Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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