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CVE-2015-4033: Samsung S Beam remote reading of images via NFC

CVE-2015-4033 · published 11 years ago

Summary

The Samsung S Beam app can be tricked into sending any stored picture to an attacker who connects to its built‑in web server on port 15000 through NFC. This could expose private photos without the user’s knowledge. To protect yourself, apply any available software updates and consider disabling the NFC feature or the S Beam app if you do not need it.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
samsung	s-beam	All versions `cpe:2.3:a:samsung:s-beam:-:::::::*`

Original advisory text

Samsung SBeam allows remote attackers to read arbitrary images by leveraging an NFC connection to access the HTTP server on port 15000.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75404 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-257/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

3.3 Low

Exploitation

1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-200Information Exposure

Timeline

Published6 Jul 2015

Updated31 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2015-4033 · NVD

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