CVE-2018-16268

Description

The SoundServer/FocusServer system services in Tizen allow an unprivileged process to perform media-related system actions, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. Such actions include playing an arbitrary sound file or DTMF tones. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Third-Party Advisory defcon.org Third-Party Advisory youtube.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf third party advisory
https://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/core/multimedia/libmm-sound.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7fce6f2d6d480b3bd0e84a5ba3f72173a37e36db
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16268?
CVE-2018-16268 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16268?
To fix CVE-2018-16268, 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-2018-16268 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16268 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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