CVE-2022-39879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper authorization vulnerability in?CallBGProvider prior to SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 allows local attacker to grant permission for accessing information with phone uid.

Published: 2022-11-09

Score: 5.9 Medium

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 Mobile

Samsung Mobile Devices

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`R(11), S(12)`	affected	< SMR Nov-2022 Release 1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*

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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-2022-42324	Improper authorization vulnerability in?CallBGProvider prior to SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 allows local attacker to grant permission for accessing information with phone uid.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00016.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=11

History

Thu, 01 May 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Samsung Mobile

Published: 2022-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-01T19:35:10.233Z

Reserved: 2022-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-39879

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:07:42.981Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-09T22:15:16.897

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:18:26.947

Link: CVE-2022-39879

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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