Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-37368

Memory Safety in Samsung Exynos 9810 Firmware

Memory Safety
Published
08 September 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0046 38th percentile
Risk Priority 46 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-37368 is a medium-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 9810 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked at the 38th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue was discovered in Samsung Exynos Mobile Processor, Automotive Processor, and Modem (Exynos Mobile Processor, Automotive Processor, and Modem - Exynos 9810, Exynos 9610, Exynos 9820, Exynos 980, Exynos 850, Exynos 1080, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Exynos 1280, Exynos…

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1380, Exynos 1330, Exynos 9110, Exynos W920, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, and Exynos Auto T5123). In the Shannon MM Task, Missing validation of a NULL pointer can cause abnormal termination via a malformed NR MM packet.

CWE(s)
CWE-476

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
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T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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T1489 Service Stop Impact
Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-54332Same product: Samsung Exynos 1380
CVE-2025-62815Same product: Samsung Exynos 1380
CVE-2026-47308Same vendor: Samsung

Affected Assets

samsung
exynos 9810 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 9610 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 9820 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 980 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 850 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 1080 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 2100 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 2200 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 1280 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 1380 firmware
all versions
+6 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

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

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.

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.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.

References