CVE-2015-5729
What it is
The Soft Access Point (AP) feature in Samsung Smart TVs X10P, X12, X14H, X14J, and NT14U and Xpress M288OFW printers generate weak WPA2 PSK keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 5.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 5.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 5.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Samsung nt14u Firmware t-nt14uakucb-1008.0
- Samsung x14j Firmware t-ms14jakucb-1102.5
- Samsung x14h Firmware t-mst14dcncb-1010.0
- Samsung x12 Firmware t-mst12akucb-1114.0
- Samsung x10p Firmware t-mst10pibrcb-1104.0
- Samsung nt14u Firmware t-nt14udeucb-1007.1
- Samsung nt14u Firmware t-nt14udcncb-1003.1
- Samsung x14j Firmware t-ms14jdeucb-1018.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- http://kaoticoneutral.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/samsung-smarttv-and-printers-weak.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134976/Samsung-SoftAP-Weak-Password.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/79
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79675
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034503
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034504
- http://kaoticoneutral.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/samsung-smarttv-and-printers-weak.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134976/Samsung-SoftAP-Weak-Password.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/79
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79675
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034503
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034504