PT-2016-5715 · Google · Android

Jduck + 1 · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3883

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-09-01 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01

Description The issue is related to the SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony, which does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages. This allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-09-01, apply the September 2016 security patch or later. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01, apply the September 2016 security patch or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3883

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3883 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/b2c89e6f8962dc7aff88cb38aa3ee67d751edda9 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3883 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92861 · Note