CVE-2021-25342 Auth bypass in SMP sdk

Medium 4.0 Published 4 Mar 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can hijack a non-existent provider in the Samsung SMP SDK to perform unauthorized actions and cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-25342?

CVE-2021-25342 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Samsung Mobile SMP sdk, published on 4 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Calling of non-existent provider in SMP sdk prior to version 3.0.9 allows unauthorized actions including denial of service attack by hijacking the provider.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25342?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Members.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2021-25342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77xh-fchr-jp69.