Description
There is a NULL pointer dereference in aes256_encrypt in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 due to a missing check on the return value of EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new.html
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Samsung/mTower/issues/75
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Samsung/mTower/blob/18f4b592a8a973ce5972f4e2658ea0f6e3686284/tools/ecdsa_keygen.c#L135
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
63.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
samsung/mtower
< 0.3.0
Published
Sep 05, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026