CVE-2025-21042 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Samsung's proprietary libimagecodec.quram.so image-processing library. Insufficient bounds checking while parsing a specially crafted image permits attacker-controlled data to overwrite adjacent memory. The resulting memory corruption can enable arbitrary code execution in the context of the image-processing service or application. The issue affects Samsung Galaxy firmware prior to the April 2025 Security Maintenance Release 1 and was exploited as a zero-day to deliver LANDFALL spyware through malformed DNG images.
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A Samsung TIFF/DNG parsing vulnerability exploited via weaponized image files delivering embedded ELF payloads targeting Android devices; attributed in the report to a private sector offensive actor cluster (also referenced as LANDFALL by other research).
A Samsung image parsing vulnerability (TIFF/DNG) exploited via weaponized image files carrying embedded ELF payloads targeting Android devices; activity assessed as PSOA-linked and also reported as LANDFALL.
A remote code execution vulnerability in Samsung's Quram image library, exploited via malicious DNG files to deliver LANDFALL spyware.
A zero-day vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Android devices' Quram image parsing library, exploited for remote code execution via malicious DNG image files.
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