CVE-2018-16270 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.5 Published 22 Jan 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An unprivileged process can dump Bluetooth HCI packets to arbitrary files due to missing permission checks in the hcidump utility.

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-2018-16270?

CVE-2018-16270 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2 includes the hcidump utility with no privilege or permission restriction. This allows an unprivileged process to dump Bluetooth HCI packets to an arbitrary file path.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16270?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Samsung Galaxy Gear Firmware, Samsung Gear 2 Firmware, Samsung Gear Fit 2 Firmware, Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware, Samsung Gear Fit Firmware, Samsung Gear Live Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-16270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwf5-32xc-rx62.