CVE-2024-34626
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 · uneditedOut-of-bounds read in applying own binary in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.21.62 allows local attackers to potentially read memory.
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 confidenceOut-of-bounds read vulnerability in Samsung Notes (versions prior to 4.4.21.62) triggered when a user applies their own binary file to the application. A local attacker who can persuade a user to import a malicious binary can read beyond allocated memory boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive data from the application's memory space.
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< 4.4.21.62CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Check Samsung Notes versionOpen the Galaxy Store or Google Play Store app, search for Samsung Notes, and view the installed version information. Alternatively, go to Settings > Apps > Samsung Notes to see the version number.Affected if The installed version is lower than 4.4.21.62
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Identify binary file import usageDetermine whether the Samsung Notes application has been used to import or apply custom binary files. This feature allows users to apply their own binary data to the application.Affected if Binary file import functionality has been used on the device with a vulnerable Samsung Notes version
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Verify application memory exposure riskReview any recent incidents or suspicious activity where untrusted or unknown source binary files were imported into Samsung Notes.Affected if Untrusted binary files from unknown sources have been imported into Samsung Notes on a vulnerable version
A user is affected if Samsung Notes version is below 4.4.21.62 AND the binary file import feature has been used with untrusted files, enabling potential out-of-bounds memory reads.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.4.21.62
Update Samsung Notes to version 4.4.21.62 or later via the Galaxy Store or Google Play Store. Avoid applying untrusted binary files from unknown sources to the application.
4.4.21.62
- Open Samsung Notes on your Galaxy device
- Navigate to Settings > About Notes to check the current version
- Update Samsung Notes to version 4.4.21.62 or later via the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play Store
- Verify the update was successful by checking the version again in Settings > About Notes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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