CVE-2022-28788 Denial of service in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in the aviextractor library allows attackers to cause a temporary denial of service on Samsung mobile devices.

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-2022-28788?

CVE-2022-28788 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper buffer size check logic in aviextractor library prior to SMR May-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds read leading to possible temporary denial of service. The patch adds buffer size check logic.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28788?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28788 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-2022-28788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqmr-wwvc-hr78.

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