Security Resilience

CVE-2023-31114

Samsung Exynos 5123 Firmware

Published
07 June 2023
Modified
07 January 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0056 45th percentile
Risk Priority 67 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-31114 is a critical-severity Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres (CWE-669) vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 5123 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 45th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue was discovered in the Shannon RCS component in Samsung Exynos Modem 5123 and 5300. Incorrect resource transfer between spheres can cause unintended querying of the SIM status via a crafted application.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-31115Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123
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CVE-2023-29087Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123
CVE-2023-29085Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123
CVE-2023-29089Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123
CVE-2023-29088Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123
CVE-2023-29090Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123
CVE-2023-29091Same product: Samsung Exynos 5123

Affected Assets

samsung
exynos 5123 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 5300 firmware
all versions

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.

addresses: CWE-669

Enforces proper authorization rules for any resource or data transfer between different spheres.

addresses: CWE-669

Accountability, documentation, and protection requirements ensure correct transfer of media resources between spheres.

addresses: CWE-669

Reduces incorrect transfers between spheres by establishing clear, separate domains for different sensitivities or functions.

addresses: CWE-669

It governs all resource transfers between spheres, preventing incorrect or unauthorized movement of data or capabilities across domain interfaces.

addresses: CWE-669

Addresses incorrect transfer of resources to an uncontrolled sphere by requiring approved destruction or sanitization methods.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

degrades

Information-transfer rules can prevent improper resource hand-off between spheres.

degrades

Access-control policies limit unintended control over transferred resources.

degrades

Managing access rights reduces risk of unauthorized resource transfer.

degrades

Network-security controls can block improper cross-sphere transfers.

degrades

Network segregation directly limits unintended resource movement between spheres.

degrades

Secure SDLC practices can catch incorrect resource-transfer flaws early.

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-669, a class-level weakness. Rules are authored against its narrower children: CWE-212, CWE-494, CWE-829.

References