CVE-2016-11038 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-04-05 (incorporating the Samsung Professional Audio SDK). The Jack audio service doesn't implement access control for shared memory, leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5953 (July 2016).

Published: 2020-04-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2027	An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-04-05 (incorporating the Samsung Professional Audio SDK). The Jack audio service doesn't implement access control for shared memory, leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5953 (July 2016).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00909.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Google Android

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Galaxy Note 4 Galaxy Note Edge Galaxy S5 Galaxy S6 Galaxy S6 Edge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-07T13:17:05.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:47:34.103Z

Reserved: 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-11038

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-07T14:15:13.497

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:40:51.523

Link: CVE-2016-11038

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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