CVE-2022-33730
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHeap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Samsung Dex for PC prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary code execution by physical attackers.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Samsung Dex for PC prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary code execution by attackers with physical access to the device.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 12.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Samsung Dex for PC is installedCheck if the Samsung Dex for PC app is present on the device. On the Android device, go to Settings > Apps and search for 'Dex for PC' or 'Samsung Dex', or use ADB: pm list packages | grep -i dexAffected if Samsung Dex for PC app is installed on the device
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Check Android OS versionOn the Android device, go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or use ADB: getprop ro.build.version.releaseAffected if Android version is 12.0 (the specific version listed as affected)
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Verify device supports Samsung Dex for PCConfirm the device model supports Samsung Dex for PC feature. Check device specifications or use ADB: getprop ro.product.modelAffected if Device is a Samsung model that supports Dex for PC and is running the affected configuration
The user is affected if they have Samsung Dex for PC installed on an Android 12.0 device and have not applied the SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 security update.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scopedApply SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 or later security update to Samsung Dex for PC to address the heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 (August 2022 Security Patch Level)
- Check your Samsung device model for August 2022 security update availability via Settings > Security update > Security policy update
- If update is available, navigate to Settings > Software update > Download and install
- Apply the SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 security patch which contains the fix for the Samsung Dex heap-based buffer overflow
- After updating, verify the security patch level is August 2022 or later in Settings > About phone > Software information > Security patch level
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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