CVE-2023-42538
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1...
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
- Record
CVE-2023-42538- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46971
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46971- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3993-5r92-h3rg
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1...
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
- Record
GHSA-3993-5r92-h3rg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper input validation in saped_rec_silence in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
- Record
CVE-2023-42538- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42538 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Samsung Android, published November 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.