First published: Thu Jan 12 2017(Updated: )
Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allow attackers to crash systemUI by leveraging incomplete exception handling. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7122.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Samsung Mobile | =5.0 | |
Samsung Mobile | =5.1 | |
Samsung Mobile | =6.0 | |
Samsung Mobile | =7.0 |
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CVE-2017-5350 is categorized as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash the systemUI.
CVE-2017-5350 affects Samsung Note devices running Lollipop (5.0, 5.1), Marshmallow (6.0), and Nougat (7.0) software.
To address CVE-2017-5350, users should update their Samsung devices to the latest available software version.
Exploitation of CVE-2017-5350 can lead to a denial of service, causing the systemUI to crash.
CVE-2017-5350 involves incomplete exception handling that attackers can exploit to destabilize the systemUI.