CVE-2015-0863 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GALAXY Apps (aka Samsung Apps, Samsung Updates, or com.sec.android.app.samsungapps) before 14120405.03.012 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2017-03-27

Score: 8.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:samsung:galaxy_app:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:samsung:samsung_account_app:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0873	GALAXY Apps (aka Samsung Apps, Samsung Updates, or com.sec.android.app.samsungapps) before 14120405.03.012 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00104.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/01/26/samsung-account-and-galaxy-apps-technical-breakdown-cve-2015-0863-and-cve-2015-0864/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Samsung Galaxy App Samsung Account App

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-27T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:11.351Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0863

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-27T17:59:00.163

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-0863

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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