Unauthorized access to restricted application functions
Published Jul 8, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Improper access control in Samsung Cameralyzer before 3.2.1041, 3.3.1040, and 3.4.4210 allows attackers to access functions via a malicious app. Samsung has not disclosed which function is exposed or which access-control operation accepts the untrusted call. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled application on an affected Samsung Android device; the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized function access.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Samsung Cameralyzer before 3.2.1041, 3.3.1040, and 3.4.4210 allows attackers to access functions via a malicious app. Samsung has not disclosed which function is exposed or which access-control operation accepts the untrusted call. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled application on an affected Samsung Android device; the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized function access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-25431
- Published
- Jul 8, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Cameralyzer
- Classifications
- CWE-284
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 8, 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=- <3.2.1041 in 3.2.x, 3.3.1040 in 3.3.x, and 3.4.4210 in 3.4.x
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