Is CVE-2019-6742 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-6742 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-6742?

CVE-2019-6742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-6742?

CVE-2019-6742 has an EPSS score of 5.92% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6742?

Upgrade galaxy s9 firmware to 1.4.20.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-6742

CRITICALEPSS 92th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy S9 prior to 1.4.20.2. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the GameServiceReceiver update mechanism. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7477.

CWE-358

How to fix

Remediation Available

galaxy s9 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.4.20.2Fixed in:1.4.20.2CVE-2019-6742derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2019-6742

Markdown

[![CVE-2019-6742](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2019-6742.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2019-6742)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2019-6742"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2019-6742.svg" alt="CVE-2019-6742"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.