Information disclosure in Google Android
CVE-2016-6910
The non-existent notification listener vulnerability was introduced in the initial Android 5.0.2 builds for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge devices, but the vulnerability can persist on the device even after the device has been upgraded to an Android 5.1.1 or 6.0.1 build. The vulnerable system app gives a non-existent app the ability to read the notifications from the device, which a third-party app can utilize if it uses a package name of com.samsung.android.app.portalservicewidget. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged third-party app to obtain the text of the user's notifications, which tend to contain personal data.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.003 (26.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0.1
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6910?
- CVE-2016-6910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6910?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.