01 Record
CVE-2012-6422
The kernel in Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note 2, MEIZU MX, and possibly other Android devices, when running an Exynos 4210 or 4412 processor, uses weak permissions (0666) for /dev/exynos-mem, which
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The kernel in Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note 2, MEIZU MX, and possibly other Android devices, when running an Exynos 4210 or 4412 processor, uses weak permissions (0666) for /dev/exynos-mem, which
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 15.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-12-18 00:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 19:15Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 02aeaa4d6894cee80561eb7ab3dc46a8679a825fc043c032448040e93fd79811
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityweek.comhttp://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerability-exposed-samsungs-android-devices
- project-voodoo.orghttp://project-voodoo.org/articles/instant-fix-app-for-exynos-mem-abuse-vulnerability-no-root-required-reversible
- forum.xda-developers.comhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35469999
- arstechnica.comhttp://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/developer-warns-of-critical-vulnerability-in-many-samsung-smartphones/
- forum.xda-developers.comhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051290
- www.sammobile.comhttp://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/16/major-vulnerability-found-on-exynos-4-devices/
- osvdb.org88467http://osvdb.org/88467