CVE-2015-1171 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in GSM SIM Utility (aka SIM Card Editor) 6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long entry in a .sms file.

Published: 2015-08-28

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 76.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gsm:sim_card_editor:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.76868.

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References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129992/simeditor-overflow.txt
https://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/sim-editor-stack-based-buffer-overflow/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tljbFpYtDTk

History

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Gsm Sim Card Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-28T20:57:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:33:20.720Z

Reserved: 2015-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1171

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-28T21:59:01.870

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:21:53.930

Link: CVE-2015-1171

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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