CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-42579

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Dec 05, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Samsung_keyboard Samsung * 5.3.70.1 (excluding)
Samsung_keyboard Samsung 5.4.60.0 (including) 5.4.60.49 (excluding)
Samsung_keyboard Samsung 5.4.85.0 (including) 5.4.85.5 (excluding)
Samsung_keyboard Samsung 5.5.00.0 (including) 5.5.00.58 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References