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CVE-2015-4641

Directory traversal vulnerability in the SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices allows remote web servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, by leveraging control of the skslm.swiftkey.net domain name and providing a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a ZIP archive, as demonstrated by a traversal to the /data/dalvik-cache directory.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-4641 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from swiftkey, from samsung, from samsung and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-06-19T14:59:02.630

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	swiftkey	swiftkey_sdk	*	Yes
Hardware	samsung	galaxy_s4	*	No
Hardware	samsung	galaxy_s4_mini	*	No
Hardware	samsung	galaxy_s5	*	No
Hardware	samsung	galaxy_s6	*	No

References

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75353 ([email protected])
https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ Exploit ([email protected])
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ Exploit ([email protected])
https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75353 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For swiftkey's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.