CVE-2023-42579
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CVE-2023-42579 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper usage of insecure protocol (i.e. HTTP) in SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard prior to versions 5.3.70.1 in Android 11, 5.4.60.49, 5.4.85.5, 5.5.00.58 in Android 12, and 5.6.00.52, 5.6.10.42, 5.7.00.45 in Android 13 allows adjacent attackers to access keystroke data using Man-in-the-Middle attack.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper usage of insecure protocol (i.e. HTTP) in SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard prior to versions 5.3.70.1 in Android 11, 5.4.60.49, 5.4.85.5, 5.5.00.58 in Android 12, and 5.6.00.52, 5.6.10.42, 5.7.00.45 in Android 13 allows adjacent attackers to access keystroke data using Man-in-the-Middle attack.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | < 5.3.70.1 |
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | >= 5.4.60.0, < 5.4.60.49 |
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | >= 5.4.85.0, < 5.4.85.5 |
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | >= 5.5.00.0, < 5.5.00.58 |
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | >= 5.6.00.0, < 5.6.00.52 |
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | >= 5.6.10.0, < 5.6.10.42 |
| Samsung | Samsung Keyboard | >= 5.7.00.0, < 5.7.00.45 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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