Mtower
CVE-2022-40759
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
A NULL pointer dereference issue in the TEE_MACCompareFinal function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by invoking the function TEE_MACCompareFinal with a NULL pointer for the parameter operation.
AnalysisAI
A NULL pointer dereference issue in the TEE_MACCompareFinal function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by invoking the function. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. A NULL pointer dereference issue in the TEE_MACCompareFinal function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by invoking the function TEE_MACCompareFinal with a NULL pointer for the parameter operation. Affected products include: Samsung Mtower. Version information: through 0.3.0.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.
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sign_pFwInfo in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 has a missing check on the return value of EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coo
There is a NULL pointer dereference in aes256_encrypt in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 due to a missing check on the retu
sign_pFwInfo in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 has a missing check on the return value of EC_KEY_set_private_key, leading
TEE_Malloc in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to achieve Excessive Memory Allocation via a lar
A Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value vulnerablity in the TEE_Realloc function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 a
The function tee_obj_free in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to trigger a Denial of Service (D
A Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value vulnerablity in the TEE_MACUpdate function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 a
A Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value vulnerablity in the TEE_CipherUpdate function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.
A Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value vulnerablity in the TEE_MACComputeFinal function in Samsung mTower through 0
Samsung Electronics mTower v0.3.0 and earlier was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function TEE_
Samsung Electronics mTower v0.3.0 and earlier was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function TEE_
Same weakness CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference
View allSame technique Null Pointer Dereference
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