PT-2020-7975 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-07 · CVE-2016-11046

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with JBP(4.3) Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4) Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1)

Description: An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices due to a misused whitelist, allowing attackers to reach the radio layer to place calls or send SMS messages.

Recommendations: For Samsung mobile devices with JBP(4.3), consider disabling access to the radio layer until a patch is available. For Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), restrict the use of the vulnerable whitelist to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), avoid using the affected radio layer functionality until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-11046

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11046 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-11046 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2466 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11056 · Telegram Post