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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96852 (vdb-entry)
- www.kryptowire.com/adups_security_analysis.html (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-software-security.html (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.