CVE-2016-7989
Samsung Galaxy S4 to S7 WAP PUSH SMS Buffer Overflow
Description
On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the WifiServiceImpl class within wifi-service.jar. This causes the Android runtime to continually crash, rendering the device unusable until a factory reset is performed, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 31, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:58 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7989
vulnerability.
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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-2016-7989.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2016-7989 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 No Types Assigned http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-254 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 No Types Assigned http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-254
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7989 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-2016-7989
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.37843
percentile