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MEDIUM
CVE-2016-4030
Samsung Galaxy S6, Note 3, S4 mini, and S4 Modem Lockscreen Exploit
Description

Samsung SM-G920F build G920FXXU2COH2 (Galaxy S6), SM-N9005 build N9005XXUGBOK6 (Galaxy Note 3), GT-I9192 build I9192XXUBNB1 (Galaxy S4 mini), GT-I9195 build I9195XXUCOL1 (Galaxy S4 mini LTE), and GT-I9505 build I9505XXUHOJ2 (Galaxy S4) devices have unintended availability of the modem in USB configuration number 2 within the secure lockscreen state, allowing an attacker to make phone calls, send text messages, or issue commands, aka SVE-2016-5301.

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 25, 2017, 3:46 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4030 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4030 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 galaxy_s6_firmware
2 Samsung galaxy_s4_firmware
3 Samsung galaxy_note_3_firmware
4 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini_firmware
5 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini_lte_firmware
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 5
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-2016-4030.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97701 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0004 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Beerik994/Codes

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Python

Updated: 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 12, 2024, 4:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Tomiwa-Ot/SM-A217F_forensics

Samsung modem commands over USB serial connection and secret dialer codes extracted from system packages

python pyserial 3gpp sm-a217f samsung android forensics modem serial-communication usb-serial

Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
39 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : Sept. 13, 2021, 5:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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apeppels/galaxy-at-tool

Tool to expose and interact with the AT modem om Samsung Galaxy devices

Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
32 stars 9 fork 9 watcher
Born at : March 9, 2019, 11:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4030 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4030 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. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97701 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97701 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0004 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0004 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s6_firmware:g920fxxu2coh2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_note_3_firmware:n9005xxugbob6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini_firmware:i9192xxubnb1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini_lte_firmware:i9195xxucol1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini_lte:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s4_firmware:i9505xxuhoj2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97701 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4030 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-2016-4030 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software
Exploit Prediction

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

0.21 }} 0.00%

score

0.57371

percentile

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