CVE-2016-11038

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Published Apr 7, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-04-05 (incorporating the Samsung Professional Audio SDK). The Jack audio service doesn't implement access control for shared memory, leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5953 (July 2016).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2027	An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-04-05 (incorporating the Samsung Professional Audio SDK). The Jack audio service doesn't implement access control for shared memory, leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5953 (July 2016).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.909% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Google Android

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Galaxy Note 4 Galaxy Note Edge Galaxy S5 Galaxy S6 Galaxy S6 Edge

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:47 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 7, 2020, 1:17 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:47 AM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 7, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:40 AM

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