Advisory Details

June 7th, 2018

Samsung Email Arbitrary File Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-10498
CVSS SCORE	4.6, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Samsung
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Email
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 file:/// URIs. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow for reading arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privileges.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Market Update / 2018 Feb SMR O os: Patched with Samsung Email(5.0.02.16) in Store N os: Patched with 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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