Vulnerability in Adups Fota
CVE-2016-10137
An issue was discovered on BLU R1 HD devices with Shanghai Adups software. The content provider named com.adups.fota.sysoper.provider.InfoProvider in the app with a package name of com.adups.fota.sysoper allows any app on the device to read, write, and delete files as the system user. In the com.adups.fota.sysoper app's AndroidManifest.xml file, it sets the android:sharedUserId attribute to a value of android.uid.system which makes it execute as the system user, which is a very privileged user on the device. This allows a third-party app to read, write, and delete the user's sent and received text messages and call log. This allows a third-party app to obtain PII from the user without permission to do so.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Adups Adups_fota
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10137?
- CVE-2016-10137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adups Fota, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10137?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.