CVE-2021-25406 Information disclosure in Gear S Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Untrusted applications can access connected Bluetooth device information via the Samsung Gear S Plugin, exposing sensitive data to malicious apps.

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-2021-25406?

CVE-2021-25406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Gear S Plugin, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Information exposure vulnerability in Gear S Plugin prior to version 2.2.05.20122441 allows unstrusted applications to access connected BT device information.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-922

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25406?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Gear S.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3px8-7pj4-m3r5.

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