CVE-2023-41112Network attack vector

Mobile phone crash via unchecked RLC buffer copy

Published Nov 8, 2023 · Updated Sep 4, 2024

Buffer overflow in Samsung Exynos RLC components allows remote authenticated users to terminate affected mobile phones via crafted input. The RLC task and module copy an input buffer without validating its size, allowing oversized data to trigger abnormal termination. Network access with low privileges is required, and the disclosed behavior is limited to service interruption of the phone.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in Samsung Exynos RLC components allows remote authenticated users to terminate affected mobile phones via crafted input. The RLC task and module copy an input buffer without validating its size, allowing oversized data to trigger abnormal termination. Network access with low privileges is required, and the disclosed behavior is limited to service interruption of the phone.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41112
Published
Nov 8, 2023
Updated
Sep 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-120, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.1MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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