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CVE-2024-46920


An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850, 1080, 2100, and 1280. Lack of a length check leads to a stack out-of-bounds write at loadInputBuffers.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, 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 limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from samsung, from samsung, from samsung and 13 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, 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

2025-01-13T18:15:18.517

Last Modified

2025-06-20T16:01:37.473

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System samsung exynos_9820_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_9820 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_9825_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_9825 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_980_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_980 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_990_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_990 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_850_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_850 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_1080_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_1080 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_2100_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_2100 - No
Operating System samsung exynos_1280_firmware - Yes
Hardware samsung exynos_1280 - 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.