CVE-2015-4640

Severity Score

2.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices relies on an HTTP connection to the skslm.swiftkey.net server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to write to language-pack files by modifying an HTTP response. NOTE: CVE-2015-4640 exploitation can be combined with CVE-2015-4641 exploitation for man-in-the-middle code execution.

La implementación de la actualización del paquete de lenguas SwiftKey en los dispositivos Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, y S6 depende de una conexión HTTP al servidor skslm.swiftkey.net, lo que permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle escribir en ficheros del paquete de lenguas mediante la modificación de una respuesta HTTP. NOTA: La explotación de CVE-2015-4640 puede combinarse con la explotación de CVE-2015-4641 para la ejecución de código man-in-the-middle.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.9

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-06-17 CVE Reserved
2015-06-19 CVE Published
2024-02-24 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-254: 7PK - Security Features

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices	2024-08-06
https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc	2024-08-06
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones	2024-08-06
https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Swiftkey Search vendor "Swiftkey"	Swiftkey Sdk Search vendor "Swiftkey" for product "Swiftkey Sdk"	*	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Galaxy S4 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy S4"	*	-	Safe
Swiftkey Search vendor "Swiftkey"	Swiftkey Sdk Search vendor "Swiftkey" for product "Swiftkey Sdk"	*	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Galaxy S4 Mini Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy S4 Mini"	*	-	Safe
Swiftkey Search vendor "Swiftkey"	Swiftkey Sdk Search vendor "Swiftkey" for product "Swiftkey Sdk"	*	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Galaxy S5 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy S5"	*	-	Safe
Swiftkey Search vendor "Swiftkey"	Swiftkey Sdk Search vendor "Swiftkey" for product "Swiftkey Sdk"	*	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Galaxy S6 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy S6"	*	-	Safe