Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerabilities in STST TA prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows arbitrary code execution.
The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | Samsung | 10.0 (including) | 10.0 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-apr-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-apr-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-apr-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-apr-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-aug-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-aug-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-aug-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-aug-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-dec-2019-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-dec-2019-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-dec-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-dec-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-dec-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-dec-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-feb-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-feb-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-feb-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-feb-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jan-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jan-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jan-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jan-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jul-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jul-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jul-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jul-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jun-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jun-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jun-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jun-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-mar-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-mar-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-mar-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-mar-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-may-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-may-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-may-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-may-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-may-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-may-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-nov-2019-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-nov-2019-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-nov-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-nov-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-nov-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-nov-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-oct-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-oct-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-oct-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-oct-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-sep-2020-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-sep-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-sep-2021-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-sep-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 10.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including) | 10.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0 (including) | 11.0 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-apr-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-apr-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-aug-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-aug-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-dec-2020-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-dec-2020-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-dec-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-dec-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-feb-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-feb-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jan-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jan-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jul-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jul-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jun-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jun-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-mar-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-mar-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-may-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-may-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-may-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-may-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-nov-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-nov-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-oct-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-oct-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-sep-2021-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-sep-2021-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 (including) |
| Android | Samsung | 11.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including) | 11.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including) |
When an attacker can modify an externally-controlled format string, this can lead to buffer overflows, denial of service, or data representation problems. It should be noted that in some circumstances, such as internationalization, the set of format strings is externally controlled by design. If the source of these format strings is trusted (e.g. only contained in library files that are only modifiable by the system administrator), then the external control might not itself pose a vulnerability.