An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with S3(KK), Note2(KK), S4(L), Note3(L), and S5(L) software. An attacker can rewrite the IMEI by flashing crafted firmware. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5562 (March 2016).
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from samsung, from samsung, from samsung and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-04-07T13:15:13.180
2024-11-21T02:45:23.043
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.9
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | samsung | s5_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | samsung | s5 | - | No |
| Operating System | samsung | note3_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | samsung | note3 | - | No |
| Operating System | samsung | s4_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | samsung | s4 | - | No |
| Operating System | samsung | note2_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | samsung | note2 | - | No |
| Operating System | samsung | s3_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | samsung | s3 | - | No |
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