CVE-2015-0863

high

Published 2017-03-27 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

8.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

7.9

VIR risk

8.0

Description

GALAXY Apps (aka Samsung Apps, Samsung Updates, or com.sec.android.app.samsungapps) before 14120405.03.012 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

77%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
samsung	galaxy_app	`-`
samsung	samsung_account_app	`-`

References

https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/01/26/samsung-account-and-galaxy-apps-technical-breakdown-cve-2015-0863-and-cve-2015-0864/
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/01/26/samsung-account-and-galaxy-apps-technical-breakdown-cve-2015-0863-and-cve-2015-0864/

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.