CVE-2016-3914 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

Race condition in providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that modifies a database between two open operations, aka internal bug 30481342.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93300
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/TelephonyProvider/+Issue TrackingPatch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93300
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/TelephonyProvider/+Issue TrackingPatch

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-3914?

CVE-2016-3914 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Race condition in providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attacke...

How severe is CVE-2016-3914?

CVE-2016-3914 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-3914?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.