Bluetooth Control Vulnerability in Tizen by Samsung
CVE-2018-16264

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Linux
Status
Tizen
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 January 2020

What is CVE-2018-16264?

The BlueZ system service in Tizen is vulnerable, allowing unprivileged processes to gain partial control over Bluetooth functionalities or access sensitive information. This risk stems from improper configurations in D-Bus security policies. The vulnerability affects Tizen versions before 5.0 M1 and specific firmware builds of Tizen-based devices, including earlier models of the Samsung Galaxy Gear series.

References

https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20...
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https://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/upstream/bluez.g...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2018-16264 : Bluetooth Control Vulnerability in Tizen by Samsung