Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4640
CVE-2015-4640
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:swiftkey:swiftkey_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/nvdExploit
- www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/nvdExploit
- www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/nvdExploit
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75347nvd
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