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CVE record · CVE-2023-42561

Heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in bootloader prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS 7.1 HighEPSS 0.0035 · 29th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: SamsungMobile) at 5 Dec 2023, 02:44 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
VendorProductVersions
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices
  • unaffected SMR Dec-2023 Release in Selected Android 11, 12, 13, 14 Qualcomm devices
Other versions: affected
Identifiers
CVE-2023-42561
CNA
SamsungMobile
Tags
Published
5 Dec 2023
Updated
29 May 2025

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
7.1 High 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CNA (SamsungMobile)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0035, the 29th percentile, on 9 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 5 Dec 2023. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

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