High severity · published Apr 19, 2017
CVE-2017-7978
Samsung Android devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a world-readable log file after an unexpected…
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Samsung Android devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a world-readable log file after an unexpected reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8290.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
Samsung Mobile · Samsung
5.0; 5.1; 6.0; 7.0; 7.1; 7.1.1; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7978
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7978
Vendor Advisory
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-APR-2017
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