VAR-202112-0548
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-02-14 23:12An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Exynos baseband prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to track locations. Android Exists in a vulnerability in handling exceptional conditions.Information may be obtained. Samsung RRC MeasurementReport is a radio resource control protocol measurement report for Samsung mobile devices. The vulnerability is caused by the lack of correct RRC security variable checks in the Exynos baseband. Attackers can use this vulnerability to track location
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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