CVE-2015-9546

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4) and later software through 2015-06-16. In some cases, HTTP is used for an Inputmethod, rather than HTTPS. A man-in-the-middle attacker can modify the client-server data stream to insert directory traversal sequences into an extracted file path. The Samsung ID is SVE-2015-4363 (November 2015).

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory samsungmobile.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9546?
CVE-2015-9546 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9546?
To fix CVE-2015-9546, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-9546 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-9546 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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