PT-2020-7908 · Samsung · Galaxy Note5+3

Published 2020-04-10 · Updated 2020-04-13 · CVE-2015-8546

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with software through 2015-11-12

Description: An issue was discovered in the baseband process of Samsung mobile devices, affecting the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, and Galaxy Note5 with the Shannon333 chipset. There is a stack-based buffer overflow that is exploitable for remote code execution via a fake base station.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with software through 2015-11-12, update the software to a version released after 2015-11-12 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the baseband process until a patch is available. Restrict access to the vulnerable baseband module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the device in areas where a fake base station could be present until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8546

Affected Products

Galaxy Note5

Galaxy S6

Galaxy S6 Edge

Shannon333

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8546 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11169 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2644 · Telegram Post