CVE-2019-16253 - The Text-to-speech Engine (aka SamsungTTS) application before 3.0.02.7 and 3.0.00.101 for Android allows a local attacker to escalate privileges, e.g., to system privileges

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HIGH

The Text-to-speech Engine (aka SamsungTTS) application before 3.0.02.7 and 3.0.00.101 for Android allows a local attacker to escalate privileges, e.g., to system privileges

Published Sep 25, 2019

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 1.19%

Description

The Text-to-speech Engine (aka SamsungTTS) application before 3.0.02.7 and 3.0.00.101 for Android allows a local attacker to escalate privileges, e.g., to system privileges. The Samsung case ID is 101755.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154614/Samsung-Mobile-Android-SamsungTTS-Privilege-Escalation.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blog.flanker017.me/text-to-speech-speaks-pwned/
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/flankerhqd/vendor-android-cves/tree/master/SMT-CVE-2019-16253
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154614/Samsung-Mobile-Android-SamsungTTS-Privilege-Escalation.html		x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blog.flanker017.me/text-to-speech-speaks-pwned/		x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/flankerhqd/vendor-android-cves/tree/master/SMT-CVE-2019-16253		x_refsource_MISC

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 25, 2019

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Sep 11, 2019

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

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Red Hat

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