CVE-2023-42561 (GCVE-0-2023-42561)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-05 02:44 – Updated: 2025-05-29 13:34
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Summary
Heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in bootloader prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Unaffected: SMR Dec-2023 Release in Selected Android 11, 12, 13, 14 Qualcomm devices
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