CVE-2024-31952: Medium severity samsung magician vulnerability

Published May 14, 2024
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS. Because symlinks are used during the installation process, an attacker can escalate privileges via arbitrary file permission writes. (The attacker must already have user privileges, and an administrator password must be entered during the program installation stage for privilege escalation.)

Affected Software

3 affected components
Samsung Magician
All of the following
Samsung Magician=8.0.0
macOS

Event History

Jan 1, 1970
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
May 14, 2024
CVE Published
via NVD·03:26 PM
Sep 6, 2024
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:01 PM
DescriptionSeverity
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-31952?

CVE-2024-31952 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-31952?

To fix CVE-2024-31952, ensure you update Samsung Magician to the latest version provided by Samsung.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-31952?

CVE-2024-31952 is a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by improper symlink usage during installation.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2024-31952?

Users of Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS are affected by CVE-2024-31952.

5

What are the conditions required for exploiting CVE-2024-31952?

An attacker must have user privileges and knowledge of the administrator password to exploit CVE-2024-31952.

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