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CVE-2017-7978

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Published: Apr 19, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Samsung Android devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a world-readable log file after an unexpected reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8290.

Affected (7)

Samsung
1 product
Samsung Mobile
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Samsung
Samsung Mobile
Version 5.0
Samsung Mobile
Version 5.1
Samsung Mobile
Version 6.0
Samsung Mobile
Version 7.0
Samsung Mobile
Version 7.1.1
Samsung Mobile
Version 7.1.2
Samsung Mobile
Version 7.1

Related CWEs

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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