What is CVE-2016-9567?

CVE-2016-9567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-9567?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile

CVE-2016-9567

The mDNIe system service on Samsung Mobile S7 devices with M(6.0) software does not properly restrict setmDNIeScreenCurtain API calls, enabling attackers to control a device's screen. This can be exploited via a crafted application to eavesdrop after phone shutdown or record a conversation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6343.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th 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

Samsung Samsung_mobile — versions 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9567?: CVE-2016-9567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-9567?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.