CVE-2017-3218 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Samsung Magician 5.0 fails to validate TLS certificates for HTTPS software update traffic. Prior to version 5.0, Samsung Magician uses HTTP for software updates.

Published: 2017-06-21

Score: 8.8 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

Samsung

Magician

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<5.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:samsung:magician:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2017-12339	Samsung Magician 5.0 fails to validate TLS certificates for HTTPS software update traffic. Prior to version 5.0, Samsung Magician uses HTTP for software updates.

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 None

Access Vector Adjacent 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 0.00018.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99081
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/846320

History

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Subscriptions

Samsung Magician

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2017-06-21T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:16:28.240Z

Reserved: 2016-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-3218

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-21T20:29:00.220

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

Link: CVE-2017-3218

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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