{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-vvp6-3cxw-w3p7",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:49:08Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:28:02Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-4640"
  ],
  "details": "The SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices relies on an HTTP connection to the skslm.swiftkey.net server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to write to language-pack files by modifying an HTTP response.  NOTE: CVE-2015-4640 exploitation can be combined with CVE-2015-4641 exploitation for man-in-the-middle code execution.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4640"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "severity": "LOW",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-06-19T14:59:00Z"
  }
}