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CVE-2018-16269


The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take over the internal notification message data, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 20 products from samsung, from samsung, from samsung and 17 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.


Published

2020-01-22T13:15:10.613

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:52:25.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System samsung galaxy_gear_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung galaxy_gear - No
Operating System samsung gear_2_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_2 - No
Operating System samsung gear_live_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_live - No
Operating System samsung gear_s_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_s - No
Operating System samsung gear_s2_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_s2 - No
Operating System samsung gear_s3_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_s3 - No
Operating System samsung gear_sport_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_sport - No
Operating System samsung gear_fit_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_fit - No
Operating System samsung gear_fit_2_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_fit_2 - No
Operating System samsung gear_fit_2_pro_firmware < re2 Yes
Hardware samsung gear_fit_2_pro - No

References

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.