Memory overwrite via bootloader stack buffer overflow
Published Jun 4, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bootloader of selected Samsung Android 12–14 Qualcomm devices allows physical attackers to overwrite memory. A vulnerable bootloader function permits arbitrary access beyond its stack buffer; Samsung discloses only that the patch adds restriction logic. Exploitation requires physical access to an affected device, and the disclosed consequence is memory overwrite rather than a documented code-execution path.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bootloader of selected Samsung Android 12–14 Qualcomm devices allows physical attackers to overwrite memory. A vulnerable bootloader function permits arbitrary access beyond its stack buffer; Samsung discloses only that the patch adds restriction logic. Exploitation requires physical access to an affected device, and the disclosed consequence is memory overwrite rather than a documented code-execution path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-20880
- Published
- Jun 4, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Samsung Mobile Devices
- Classifications
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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