Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-7991
On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, the "omacp" app ignores security information embedded in the OMACP messages resulting in remote unsolicited WAP Push SMS messages being accepted, parsed, and handled by the device, leading to unauthorized configuration changes, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.
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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:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
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
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94088 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7991?
- CVE-2016-7991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7991?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.