CVE-2024-34668
Published: 08 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-34668 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Samsung Android. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-34668 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) that occurs during H.263 format parsing inside librtppayload.so on Samsung devices. It affects builds prior to the SMR Oct-2024 Release 1 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5.
Remote attackers can trigger the flaw to achieve arbitrary code execution with system-level privileges. Exploitation requires user interaction, consistent with the network attack vector, high attack complexity, and required UI condition listed in the CVSS vector.
Samsung’s October 2024 security update bulletin addresses the issue by updating the affected library to SMR Oct-2024 Release 1 or later. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0510 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-34967
Vulnerability details
Out-of-bounds write in parsing h.263 format in librtppayload.so prior to SMR Oct-2024 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with system privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
- CWE(s)
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.