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 :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4640
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-4640.
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.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347 Added Reference https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ Added Reference https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ Added Reference https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ -
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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} -0.36%
score
0.38821
percentile