CVE-2021-25371 (GCVE-0-2021-25371)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-26 18:24 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25- CWE-912 - Hidden Functionality
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security.samsungmobile.com | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Mobile | Samsung Mobile Devices |
Affected:
Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830 , < SMR Mar-2021 Release 1
(custom)
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-912 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Mobile Devices |
| Due Date | 2023-07-20 |
| Date Added | 2023-06-29 |
| Vendorproject | Samsung |
| Vulnerabilityname | Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP. |
| Vendor | Samsung Mobile |
| Product | Samsung Mobile Devices |
| Added Date | 2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 6.1 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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"dateReserved": "2021-01-19T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:25:51.106Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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