CVE-2018-16270

moderate-risk
Published 2020-01-22

Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2 includes the hcidump utility with no privilege or permission restriction. This allows an unprivileged process to dump Bluetooth HCI packets to an arbitrary file path.

Do I need to act?

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0.36% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (10)

Galaxy Gear Firmware
Gear 2 Firmware
Gear Live Firmware
Gear S Firmware
Gear S2 Firmware
Gear S3 Firmware
Gear Sport Firmware
Gear Fit Firmware
Gear Fit 2 Firmware
Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware

Affected Vendors

43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate