Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-20964

Out-of-bounds write in parsing media files in libsavsvc.so prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.

Published May 7, 2025 · corrected/updated May 13, 2025 · Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices · evidence confidence high

Out-of-bounds write in parsing media files in libsavsvc.so prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2025-20964 is a medium public vulnerability record for Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices patch: SMR May-2025 Release in Android 13, 14, 15 (patch: SMR May-2025 Release in Android 13, 14, 15). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 6.6 (technical impact); EPSS 17.0% (30-day exploitation probability). It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: euvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 7, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Out-of-bounds write in parsing media files in libsavsvc.so prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.

  2. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Out-of-bounds write in parsing media files in libsavsvc.so prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.

Affected

  • vendor Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices patch: SMR May-2025 Release in Android 13, 14, 15patch: SMR May-2025 Release in Android 13, 14, 15

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13695

    Out-of-bounds write in parsing media files in libsavsvc.so prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References