{"id":50089,"date":"2025-06-09T05:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T05:01:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:03:01","slug":"cve-2025-23099-critical-vulnerability-in-samsung-mobile-processor-exynos-1480-and-2400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23099-critical-vulnerability-in-samsung-mobile-processor-exynos-1480-and-2400\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-23099: Critical Vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1480 and 2400<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-23099 represents a severe vulnerability that was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1480 and 2400. This vulnerability exists due to the absence of a length check which leads to potential out-of-bounds writes. The issue is critical, affecting a vast range of users who have devices with these specific processors, and it can lead to system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56177\">data leakage<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/the-rising-tide-of-cybersecurity-threats-against-financial-services-a-call-to-action-for-cios\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56374\">cybersecurity threat<\/a> underscores the importance of effective vulnerability management and regular system patching to maintain the security posture of devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-23099<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56266\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4057971632\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23097-samsung-mobile-processor-exynos-1380-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58750\">Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos<\/a> 1480 | All versions up to latest<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23107-severe-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-samsung-mobile-processor-exynos-1480-and-2400\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58753\">Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos<\/a> 2400 | All versions up to latest<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by exploiting the lack of a length check in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31263-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage-in-macos-sequoia-15-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57018\">handling of certain data<\/a> by Samsung&#8217;s Exynos 1480 and 2400 processors. An attacker with access to a device that uses these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5071-unauthorized-access-and-data-modification-vulnerability-in-ai-engine-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62853\">processors<\/a> can send specially crafted data packets that exceed the expected length. Since the processor doesn&#8217;t verify the length of incoming data, this can lead to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1274-critical-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57089\">out-of-bounds write<\/a> operation. This condition can be manipulated by an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3357-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56407\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> or cause a denial of service condition, potentially compromising the entire system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1266200320\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The conceptual example below demonstrates how an attacker might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57019\">exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. The attacker sends a packet of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27528-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-apache-inlong\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56176\">data larger than the maximum expected size to a vulnerable<\/a> device.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;stdlib.h&gt;\nint main() {\nchar oversized_packet[2048];\nmemset(oversized_packet, &#039;A&#039;, sizeof(oversized_packet));\n\/\/ Send the oversized packet to the device\nsend_packet_to_device(oversized_packet, sizeof(oversized_packet));\nreturn 0;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `send_packet_to_device` represents a function that an attacker would use to send the crafted oversized packet to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5408-critical-vulnerability-in-wavlink-devices-leads-to-buffer-overflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57699\">vulnerable device<\/a>. This results in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1276-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-certain-autodesk-applications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57223\">out-of-bounds write<\/a> due to the lack of a length check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-23099 represents a severe vulnerability that was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1480 and 2400. This vulnerability exists due to the absence of a length check which leads to potential out-of-bounds writes. 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