CVE-2017-18690

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 7, 2020 at 02:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid· also runs on 8 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) (Exynos54xx, Exynos7420, Exynos8890, or Exynos8895 chipsets) software. There is a buffer overflow in the sensor hub. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7484 (January 2017).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

samsung-exynos-5410 (environment) · samsung-exynos-5420 (environment) · samsung-exynos-5422 (environment) · samsung-exynos-5430 (environment) · samsung-exynos-5450 (environment) · samsung-exynos-7420 (environment) · samsung-exynos-8890 (environment) · samsung-exynos-8895 (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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