VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16272
The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to the lack of its D-Bus security policy configurations.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to the lack of its D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.63% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- samsung/galaxy gear firmware · samsung/gear 2 firmware · samsung/gear live firmware · samsung/gear s firmware · samsung/gear s2 firmware · samsung/gear s3 firmware · samsung/gear sport firmware · samsung/gear fit firmware · samsung/gear fit 2 firmware · samsung/gear fit 2 pro firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.beExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.beExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.