Advisory Details

June 7th, 2018

Samsung Email EML File Parsing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-10497
CVSS SCORE	4.4, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Samsung
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Email
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Email. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of EML files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow arbitrary JavaScript to execute. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Market Update / 2018 Feb SMR O os: Patched with newest Samsung Email(5.0.02.16) in Store N os: Patched with newest Samsung Email(4.2.66.2) in Store M: Patched with 2018 FEB SMR
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-11-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-06-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-06-07 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Tencent Keen Security Lab

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