9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9966
Samsung Note Denial of Service Privilege Escalation
Description

Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allows attackers to crash the system easily resulting in a possible DoS attack, or possibly gain privileges. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7120.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2016, 9:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 22, 2016, 6:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9966 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 samsung_mobile
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-2016-9966.

URL Resource
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-DEC-2016 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94955 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9966 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94955 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94955 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94955 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-DEC-2016 No Types Assigned http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-DEC-2016 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-388
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.48892

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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