Integer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2016-7990
On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, an integer overflow condition exists within libomacp.so when parsing OMACP messages (within WAP Push SMS messages) leading to a heap corruption that can result in Denial of Service and potentially remote code execution, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.002
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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94086 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7990?
- CVE-2016-7990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7990?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.