CVE-2018-16263
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
The PulseAudio system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to control its A2DP MediaEndpoint, 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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.78%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 54
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-269
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://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/upstream/pulseaudio.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81e8ba9f3ab0917da4fdfa094f49333be57964c6
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
- 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://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/upstream/pulseaudio.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81e8ba9f3ab0917da4fdfa094f49333be57964c6
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
Raw JSON (NVD)
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