The SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices relies on an HTTP connection to the skslm.swiftkey.net server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to write to language-pack files by modifying an HTTP response. NOTE: CVE-2015-4640 exploitation can be combined with CVE-2015-4641 exploitation for man-in-the-middle code execution.
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| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ | exploit |
| https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ | exploit |
| https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ | exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347 | vdb entry |
| http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ | exploit |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 | third party advisory us government resource |