CVE - CVE-2015-4640

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-4640	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices relies on an HTTP connection to the skslm.swiftkey.net server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to write to language-pack files by modifying an HTTP response. NOTE: CVE-2015-4640 exploitation can be combined with CVE-2015-4641 exploitation for man-in-the-middle code execution.
References
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BID:75347 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347 CERT-VN:VU#155412 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 MISC:http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ MISC:https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ MISC:https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ MISC:https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20150617	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150617)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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