Unauthorized actions via provider hijacking
Published Mar 2, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Improper access control in Samsung MobileWips before SMR Feb-2021 Release 1 allows attackers unauthorized actions via provider hijacking. The application calls a provider that does not exist on unsupported configurations, allowing an attacker to register or seize a matching provider and receive the resulting calls. The documented consequence includes denial of service; the advisory does not establish broader data access or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Samsung MobileWips before SMR Feb-2021 Release 1 allows attackers unauthorized actions via provider hijacking. The application calls a provider that does not exist on unsupported configurations, allowing an attacker to register or seize a matching provider and receive the resulting calls. The documented consequence includes denial of service; the advisory does not establish broader data access or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-25330
- Published
- Mar 2, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- MobileWips
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 2, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Selected Q(10.0) prior to SMR Feb-2021 Release 1
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