CVE-2016-7989 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the WifiServiceImpl class within wifi-service.jar. This causes the Android runtime to continually crash, rendering the device unusable until a factory reset is performed, 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-254

References

http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-7989?

CVE-2016-7989 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the ...

How severe is CVE-2016-7989?

CVE-2016-7989 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-2016-7989?

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.