CVE-2021-25496
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung...
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung Notes prior to Samsung Notes version 4.3.02.61 allows arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung Notes prior to Samsung Notes version 4.3.02.61 allows arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-25496- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12392
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung Notes prior to Samsung Notes version 4.3.02.61 allows arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12392- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wr3r-4rxh-6mcw No score
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung...
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung Notes prior to Samsung Notes version 4.3.02.61 allows arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-wr3r-4rxh-6mcw- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A possible buffer overflow vulnerability in maetd_dec_slice of libSPenBase library of Samsung Notes prior to Samsung Notes version 4.3.02.61 allows arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-25496- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25496 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Samsung Notes, published October 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.