CVE-2014-8346 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can lock Samsung mobile device screens by sending malicious Find My Mobile network traffic due to lack of source validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8346?
CVE-2014-8346 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Remote Controls feature on Samsung mobile devices does not validate the source of lock-code data received over a network, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (screen locking with an arbitrary code) by triggering unexpected Find My Mobile network traffic.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8346?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Samsung Findmymobile, Samsung Mobile.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8346?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-8346 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8346 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxvx-xf8x-65pj.