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CVE-2018-12037

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO and 850 EVO devices (only in "ATA high" mode, not vulnerable in "TCG" or "ATA max" mode), Samsung T3 and T5 portable drives, and Crucial MX100, MX200 and MX300 devices. Absence of a cryptographic link between the password and the Disk Encryption Key allows attackers with privileged access to SSD firmware full access to encrypted data.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.0, but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from samsung, from samsung, from samsung and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, 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

2018-11-20T19:29:00.247

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:44:28.030

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	samsung	840_evo_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	samsung	840_evo	-	No
Operating System	samsung	850_evo_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	samsung	850_evo	-	No
Operating System	samsung	t3_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	samsung	t3	-	No
Operating System	samsung	t5_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	samsung	t5	-	No
Operating System	micron	crucial_mx100_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	micron	crucial_mx100	-	No
Operating System	micron	crucial_mx200_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	micron	crucial_mx200	-	No
Operating System	micron	crucial_mx300_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	micron	crucial_mx300	-	No

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105840 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105840 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/ Third Party Advisory (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 samsung'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.