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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-5210 · published 4 January 2018

CVE-2018-5210: Samsung mobile out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Samsung · Samsung Mobile

On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software and Exynos chipsets, attackers can conduct a Trustlet stack overflow attack for arbitrary TEE code execution, in conjunction with a brute-force attack to discover unlock information (PIN, password, or pattern). The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10733.

8.1 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.8% · top 22.4% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
8.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 9.3
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software and Exynos chipsets, attackers can conduct a Trustlet stack overflow attack for arbitrary TEE code execution, in conjunction with a brute-force attack to discover unlock information (PIN, password, or pattern). The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10733.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-5210), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.