CVE-2024-49415
Published: 03 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49415 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Samsung Android. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-49415 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in libsaped.so on Samsung devices prior to the SMR Dec-2024 Release 1. The flaw is tracked under CWE-787 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1, reflecting network attack vectors with high complexity but no required privileges or user interaction.
Remote attackers can trigger the flaw to execute arbitrary code on affected devices, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The high-complexity rating indicates that successful exploitation requires specific conditions beyond simple network reachability.
Samsung’s December 2024 security update bulletin addresses the issue by updating libsaped.so to the fixed version included in SMR Dec-2024 Release 1. The EPSS score remains flat at 0.0798 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43266
Vulnerability details
Out-of-bound write in libsaped.so prior to SMR Dec-2024 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- 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.