CVE-2022-27843 Other in Kies
Medium 6.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27843 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-27843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Kies, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Samsung Mobile Kies. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27843/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27843/index.md)
An attacker can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in Samsung Kies, requiring users to upgrade to the latest version.
- 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-2022-27843?
CVE-2022-27843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Kies, 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
DLL hijacking vulnerability in Kies prior to version 2.6.4.22014_2 allows attacker to execute abitrary code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Kies.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile Kies
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xxv-x43x-7c6g.