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01 Record

CVE-2023-42538

An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Samsung Mobile
CNA base score5.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

02 Description

An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.

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
0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 11.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
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
2023-11-07 07:49Z2 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-02 19:23Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-09-11
Assigning CNA
Samsung Mobile
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.9)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ba1bedf593172149e19dd2f60c130b1d624a7f7127fb6522062d5abc2070a51a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Samsung MobileSamsung Mobile DevicesNot specified—

06 References