CVE-2022-27821 Denial of service in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service on Samsung mobile devices by exploiting an improper boundary check in the Quram Agif library via crafted image files.

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-2022-27821?

CVE-2022-27821 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper boundary check in Quram Agif library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted image file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27821?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27821 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-2022-27821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-27p4-mjh7-m9j7.

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