CVE-2022-27825 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

A crafted media file triggers an out-of-bounds read in Samsung's media extractor, potentially causing crashes or leaking memory.

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-2022-27825?

CVE-2022-27825 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 size check in sapefd_parse_meta_HEADER function of libsapeextractor library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds read via a crafted media file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27825?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-27825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2g8x-g9fp-q786.

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