Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-7988
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-ser…
EPSS: 0.001 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 4.2.2, 4.3, 4.3.1
- Samsung Galaxy_s4
- Samsung Galaxy_s4_mini
- Samsung Galaxy_s5
- Samsung Galaxy_s6
- Samsung Galaxy_s7
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 94081 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7988?
- CVE-2016-7988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7988?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.