CVE-2023-42561 (GCVE-0-2023-42561)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-05 02:44 – Updated: 2025-05-29 13:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in bootloader prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-29 13:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Mobile | Samsung Mobile Devices |
Unaffected:
SMR Dec-2023 Release in Selected Android 11, 12, 13, 14 Qualcomm devices
|
guessed |
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