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CVE-2018-16271

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: January 22, 2020 at 01:03 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC

20 products affected across 1 vendorGear S3 FirmwareGear 2 FirmwareGear S2 Firmware

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

The wemail_consumer_service (from the built-in application wemail) in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to manipulate a user's mailbox, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. An arbitrary email can also be sent from the mailbox via the paired smartphone. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

Affected

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

Galaxy Gear Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-galaxy-gear (same device)

Gear 2 Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-2 (same device)

Gear Fit 2 Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-fit-2 (same device)

Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-fit-2-pro (same device)

Gear Fit Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-fit (same device)

Gear Live Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-live (same device)

Gear S Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-s (same device)

Gear S2 Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-s2 (same device)

Gear S3 Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-s3 (same device)

Gear Sport Firmware · Samsung

95%

v < re2

Affected range stops below re2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

samsung-gear-sport (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-269

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