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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-11038
Samsung Jack Audio Shared Memory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-04-05 (incorporating the Samsung Professional Audio SDK). The Jack audio service doesn't implement access control for shared memory, leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5953 (July 2016).

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-11038 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_note_3
4 Samsung galaxy_s6_edge
5 Samsung galaxy_note_4
6 Samsung galaxy_note_edge
1 Google android
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-2016-11038.

URL Resource
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-11038 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb No Types Assigned https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.15 }} 0.02%

score

0.51180

percentile

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