# CVE-2018-16272: The wpa\_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to the lack of its D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

## What to do

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## References

- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be

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