CVE-2023-42557
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system...
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2023-42557- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46990
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46990- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3fm-fc4w-pjgq
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system...
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-w3fm-fc4w-pjgq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Out-of-bound write vulnerability in libIfaaCa prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local system attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2023-42557- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- 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-2023-42557 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Samsung Android, published December 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.