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CVE-2018-21091: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software where Telecom has a System Crash via abnormal exception handling. The vulnerability was identified in January 2018 with Samsung ID SVE-2017-10906 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) and CVSS v2.0 Base Score of 7.8 HIGH (Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C). The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability affects system availability through abnormal exception handling in the Telecom component, potentially leading to system crashes. The impact is primarily focused on availability with no direct effect on confidentiality or integrity (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without requiring authentication. It has a low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction to exploit (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their security update process. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (Samsung Mobile Security).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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