CVE-2023-42536

High

Published: 07 November 2023

Published

07 November 2023

Modified

21 November 2024

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0007 22.2th percentile

Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-42536 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Samsung Android. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 22.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

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

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

samsung

android

11.0, 12.0, 13.0

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-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.