CVE-2022-39829
There is a NULL pointer dereference in aes256_encrypt in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 due to a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-39829- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-39829- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-42274 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-42274- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m629-74r3-h6qq
There is a NULL pointer dereference in aes256_encrypt in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 due to a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m629-74r3-h6qq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-39829- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-39829 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Samsung Mtower, published September 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new.html
github.com/Samsung/mTower/issues/75
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39829