Exynos 9820 FirmwareOperating system · Samsung

CVE-2023-37367

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-09-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
An issue was discovered in Samsung Exynos Mobile Processor, Automotive Processor, and Modem (Exynos 9820, Exynos 980, Exynos 850, Exynos 1080, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Exynos 1280, Exynos 1380, Exynos 1330, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, and Exynos Auto T5123. In the NAS Task, an improperly implemented security check for standard can disallow desired services for a while via consecutive NAS messages.

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 · high confidence

A security check in the NAS (Non-Access Stratum) layer of Samsung Exynos mobile processors, automotive processors, and modems is improperly implemented, allowing an attacker to trigger a denial of service condition via consecutive NAS messages. This causes desired services to be temporarily disallowed.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware/security updates from Samsung for affected Exynos processors (9820, 980, 850, 1080, 2100, 2200, 1280, 1380, 1330, Modem 5123, Modem 5300, Auto T5123).

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Exynos 9820 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 980 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 850 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 1080 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 2100 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 2200 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 1280 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Exynos 1380 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the Exynos processor model
    Check the device system information or kernel logs (e.g., /proc/cpuinfo, Settings > About Phone > Processor info) to determine if the device uses an Exynos 9820, 980, 850, 1080, 2100, 2200, 1280, or 1380 chipset
    Affected if The device contains any of these specific Exynos processors (9820, 980, 850, 1080, 2100, 2200, 1280, 1380)
  2. Check the baseband/modem firmware version
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Software information and locate the Baseband version or Modem version field. This represents the NAS layer firmware
    Affected if The baseband version is older than the Samsung security patch that addresses CVE-2023-37367, or if the device has not received any security updates since the vulnerability disclosure (July 2023)
  3. Verify Samsung security patch level
    Check the Android Security Patch Level in Settings > About Phone > Software information. Compare the installed patch date to Samsung's security bulletins from July 2023 or later
    Affected if The Security Patch Level is earlier than July 2023 for affected Exynos devices, indicating the NAS layer fix has not been applied

The device is affected if it contains an Exynos 9820, 980, 850, 1080, 2100, 2200, 1280, or 1380 processor and the baseband/modem firmware or security patch level has not been updated to include the CVE-2023-37367 fix.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied firmware/security updates from Samsung for affected Exynos processors (9820, 980, 850, 1080, 2100, 2200, 1280, 1380, 1330, Modem 5123, Modem 5300, Auto T5123).

Fix this in Exynos 9820 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
40.0 hours of engineering $7,000
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