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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-4032
Samsung Galaxy S4/S4 mini Note 3 Unauthenticate Remote Command Execution
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 do not block AT+USBDEBUG and AT+WIFIVALUE, which allows attackers to modify Android settings by leveraging AT access, aka SVE-2016-5301.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4032 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_s6
4 Samsung galaxy_note_3_firmware
5 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini_firmware
6 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini_lte_firmware
7 Samsung galaxy_s4
8 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini
9 Samsung galaxy_note_3
10 Samsung galaxy_s4_mini_lte
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4032 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2016-4032.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97650 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0004 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97650 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0004 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4032 is associated with the following CWEs:

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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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4032 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4032 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97650
    Added Reference https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2016-0004
  • 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:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    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
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97650 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97650 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97650 [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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} -0.01%

score

0.25970

percentile