CVE-2022-36858

Memory access fault via missing heap bounds check

Published Sep 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Heap overflow in Samsung Mobile Devices on Android 10 through 12 before SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows local users to cause a memory access fault. The GetCorrectDbLanguageTypeEsPKc function in libSDKRecognitionText.spensdk.samsung.so writes beyond a heap buffer because a boundary check is missing. Samsung's assessment requires local low-privilege access without user interaction, and the documented consequence is a memory access fault.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap overflow in Samsung Mobile Devices on Android 10 through 12 before SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows local users to cause a memory access fault. The GetCorrectDbLanguageTypeEsPKc function in libSDKRecognitionText.spensdk.samsung.so writes beyond a heap buffer because a boundary check is missing. Samsung's assessment requires local low-privilege access without user interaction, and the documented consequence is a memory access fault.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36858
Published
Sep 9, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Mobile Devices
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-122
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Q(10), R(11), S(12) <SMR Sep-2022 Release 1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Mobile Devicesversion=Q(10), R(11), S(12) <SMR Sep-2022 Release 1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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