4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-11050
Samsung IMEI Rewriting Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with S3(KK), Note2(KK), S4(L), Note3(L), and S5(L) software. An attacker can rewrite the IMEI by flashing crafted firmware. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5562 (March 2016).

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 8, 2020, 4:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-11050 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samsung s5_firmware
2 Samsung note3_firmware
3 Samsung s4_firmware
4 Samsung note2_firmware
5 Samsung s3_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-11050.

URL Resource
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-11050 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb No Types Assigned https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:note3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:note2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-11050 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-11050 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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