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Critical
CVE-2018-16272
The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows...
Vulnerability Description
The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to the lack of its D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
samsung
View all reports →Affected Software
galaxy gear firmware, gear 2 firmware, gear live firmware, gear s firmware, gear s2 firmware, gear s3 firmware, gear sport firmware, gear fit firmware, gear fit 2 firmware, gear fit 2 pro firmware
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2020
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.