First published: Fri Dec 27 2019(Updated: )
Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing an unprivileged app to send arbitrary SMS texts to arbitrary destinations without permission.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Firmware | =1.0 | |
Samsung Galaxy S3 | ||
Samsung Galaxy S4 Firmware | =1.4 | |
Samsung Galaxy S4 |
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CVE-2013-4764 is a vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 firmware that allows an unprivileged app to send arbitrary SMS texts to arbitrary destinations without permission.
CVE-2013-4764 has a severity rating of 4.3 (medium).
Samsung Galaxy S3 is affected by CVE-2013-4764 if it has the firmware version 1.0.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is affected by CVE-2013-4764 if it has the firmware version 1.4.
To fix CVE-2013-4764, it is recommended to update the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 firmware to a version that patches the vulnerability.