CVE-2018-16271

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The wemail_consumer_service (from the built-in application wemail) in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to manipulate a user's mailbox, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. An arbitrary email can also be sent from the mailbox via the paired smartphone. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

El servicio wemail_consumer_service (de la aplicación wemail incorporada) en la serie Samsung Galaxy Gear, permite a un proceso no privilegiado manipular el buzón de un usuario, debido a configuraciones de política de seguridad D-Bus inapropiadas. Un correo electrónico arbitrario también puede ser enviado desde el buzón mediante el teléfono inteligente emparejado. Esto afecta a los firmwares que se basan ??en Tizen, incluyendo la serie Samsung Galaxy Gear versiones anteriores al build RE2.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-08-31 CVE Reserved
2020-01-22 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf	2024-08-05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be	2024-08-05

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
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Galaxy Gear Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy Gear Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy Gear Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Galaxy Gear Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Galaxy Gear"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear 2 Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear 2 Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear 2 Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear 2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear 2"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Live Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Live Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Live Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Live Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Live"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear S Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear S Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear S2 Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S2 Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S2 Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear S2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S2"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear S3 Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S3 Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S3 Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear S3 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear S3"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Sport Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Sport Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Sport Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Sport Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Sport"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Fit Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Fit Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Fit 2 Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit 2 Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit 2 Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Fit 2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit 2"	-	-	Safe
Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware"	< re2 Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware" and version " < re2"	-	Affected	in	Samsung Search vendor "Samsung"	Gear Fit 2 Pro Search vendor "Samsung" for product "Gear Fit 2 Pro"	-	-	Safe