Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in libsthmbc.so Affecting Samsung Products
CVE-2025-20889

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Samsung
Status
Samsung Devices
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 February 2025

Summary

This vulnerability allows local attackers to exploit an out-of-bounds read condition in the decoding of malformed bitstreams in the libsthmbc.so library. Triggering the problem requires user interaction, which can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in memory. This issue impacts various Samsung devices prior to the SMR Jan-2025 Release 1, potentially putting user information at risk.

Affected Version(s)

Samsung Mobile Devices SMR Jan-2025 Release in Android 12, 13, 14

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?ye...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.