CVE-2018-16271 (GCVE-0-2018-16271)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-22 13:03 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The wemail_consumer_service (from the built-in application wemail) in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to manipulate a user's mailbox, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. An arbitrary email can also be sent from the mailbox via the paired smartphone. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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