CVE-2023-26497
Published: 21 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-26497 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Samsung Exynos Modem 5300 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-26497 is a memory corruption vulnerability, classified under CWE-787, that affects the Samsung Baseband Modem Chipset in Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, and Exynos Auto T5125. The flaw occurs during processing of Session Description Negotiation for the Video Configuration Attribute and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.6.
An unauthenticated network attacker can trigger the issue remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in memory corruption that yields limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity alongside a high availability impact.
The listed references point to Samsung's semiconductor product pages and its general quality-support product security updates site, which typically host chipset firmware advisories and patches, though no explicit mitigation steps are detailed in the provided references.
EPSS for the CVE reached a peak of 0.0774 after disclosure before receding to the current value of 0.0313.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-30296
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in Samsung Baseband Modem Chipset for Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, and Exynos Auto T5125. Memory corruption can occur when processing Session Description Negotiation for Video Configuration Attribute.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.