CVE-2024-34590
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Improper input validation in parsing an item type from RTCP SDES packet in librtp.so prior to SMR Jul-2024 Release 1 allows remote attackers to trigger temporary denial of service. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability (Samsung Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the librtp.so library and specifically affects the parsing of item types from RTCP SDES packets. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) by NIST with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, while Samsung Mobile assigned it a score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability can result in a temporary denial of service condition. The impact is limited to availability with no confidentiality or integrity impacts reported (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited, though it can be triggered remotely. The attack complexity is considered low according to NIST's assessment, but high according to Samsung's evaluation. No authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in SMR Jul-2024 Release 1. Users should update their devices to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Samsung Advisory).

Additional resources


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