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CVE-2025-21042 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 35.6%

Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Samsung · Mobile Devices

Summary

The flaw is an out-of-bounds write in the libimagecodec.quram.so component of Samsung Mobile Devices. It affects releases prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected device, and the attack requires no authentication, no user interaction, and only network access.

Official description · NVD

Out-of-bounds write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Breakdown
74.6 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

First seen exploited 56 days after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 2 months after disclosure.

  1. Disclosedday 0
  2. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+56 days
  3. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+59 days
  4. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+2 mo

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

No techniques linked

No high- or medium-confidence techniques. The 2 available links are lower confidence and listed below.

Lower-confidence links (2)

These come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict this CVE’s details (for example a public-facing technique on a bug that needs a user to open a file). Shown for completeness.

  • Drive-by CompromiseT1189 server-side bug exploitable without user interaction; client-execution technique does not fit
  • Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1203 server-side bug exploitable without user interaction; client-execution technique does not fit

What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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