CVE-2018-16265 — The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung G
Published
2020-01-22T12:45:43.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T10:17:38.375Z
01What is this vulnerability?
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-01-22T12:45:43.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.375Z
09References
- media.defcon.org — https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%…
- review.tizen.org — https://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/core/connectivity/bluetooth-frwk.git%3B…
- review.tizen.org — https://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/core/connectivity/bluetooth-frwk.git%3B…
- www.youtube.com — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
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