CVE-2023-21430 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices
An out-of-bounds read in the Samsung text recognition SDK allows attackers to cause a memory access fault and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21430?
CVE-2023-21430 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 9 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An out-of-bound read vulnerability in mapToBuffer function in libSDKRecognitionText.spensdk.samsung.so library prior to SMR JAN-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to cause memory access fault.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21430?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21430 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-2023-21430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73j2-3g85-c585.