CVE-2016-7988 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, absence of permissions on the BroadcastReceiver responsible for handling the com.[Samsung].android.intent.action.SET_WIFI intent leads to unsolicited configuration messages being handled by wifi-service.jar within the Android Framework, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	4.2.2
Samsung	Galaxy S4	-
Samsung	Galaxy S4 Mini	-
Samsung	Galaxy S5	-
Samsung	Galaxy S6	-
Samsung	Galaxy S7	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-388 CWE-275

References

http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94081Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94081Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-7988?

CVE-2016-7988 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, absence of permissions on the BroadcastReceiver responsible for handling the com.[Samsung].android.intent.action.SET_WIFI intent leads to unsolicited configura...

How severe is CVE-2016-7988?

CVE-2016-7988 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-7988?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy S6.