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CVE-2012-6422

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Description

The kernel in Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note 2, MEIZU MX, and possibly other Android devices, when running an Exynos 4210 or 4412 processor, uses weak permissions (0666) for /dev/exynos-mem, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary physical memory and gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by ExynosAbuse.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published12/18/2012

Last Modified4/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

meizu:mxsamsung:galaxy_note_2samsung:galaxy_s2

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/developer-warns-of-critical-vulnerability-in-many-samsung-smartphones/(cve@mitre.org)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35469999(cve@mitre.org)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051290(cve@mitre.org)

http://osvdb.org/88467(cve@mitre.org)

http://project-voodoo.org/articles/instant-fix-app-for-exynos-mem-abuse-vulnerability-no-root-required-reversible(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/16/major-vulnerability-found-on-exynos-4-devices/(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerability-exposed-samsungs-android-devices(cve@mitre.org)

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/developer-warns-of-critical-vulnerability-in-many-samsung-smartphones/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35469999(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051290(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://osvdb.org/88467(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://project-voodoo.org/articles/instant-fix-app-for-exynos-mem-abuse-vulnerability-no-root-required-reversible(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/16/major-vulnerability-found-on-exynos-4-devices/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerability-exposed-samsungs-android-devices(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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