2.9
LOW
CVE-2015-4640
Samsung SwiftKey HTTP Response Injection Vulnerability
Description

The SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices relies on an HTTP connection to the skslm.swiftkey.net server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to write to language-pack files by modifying an HTTP response. NOTE: CVE-2015-4640 exploitation can be combined with CVE-2015-4641 exploitation for man-in-the-middle code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

5.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4640 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samsung galaxy_s6
2 Samsung galaxy_s5
3 Samsung galaxy_s4
4 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini
1 Swiftkey swiftkey_sdk

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-4640 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4640 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:swiftkey:swiftkey_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 US Govt Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 Advisory, US Govt Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ No Types Assigned http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ No Types Assigned https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-254
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4640 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-4640 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.01%

score

0.48105

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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