CVE-2016-7989 : On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the WifiServiceImpl class within wifi-service.jar. This causes the Android runtime to continually crash, rendering the device unusable until a factory reset is performed, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.

Published 2016-10-31 10:59:05

Updated 2016-12-02 23:05:45

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7989

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 39 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7989

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.8	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	10.0	6.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2016-7989

CWE-254

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-7989

http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016

Error Message | SAMSUNG Mobile Security
Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94082

Multiple Samsung Galaxy Devices CVE-2016-7989 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

Products affected by CVE-2016-7989

Google » Android » Version: 5.1.1
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 6.0.1
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 4.4.4
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 5.0.2
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Android » Version: 6.0
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 4.3
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 4.2.2
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S4 Mini » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S5 » Version: N/A
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 4.4
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Google » Android » Version: 4.3.1
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Google » Android » Version: 5.0
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Google » Android » Version: 4.4.1
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S4 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S4 Mini » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S5 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S6 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 5.0.1
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S4 Mini » Version: N/A
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 4.4.2
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 4.4.3
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S6 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 5.1
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S4 Mini » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S5 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S6 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Samsung » Galaxy S7 » Version: N/A
Google » Android » Version: 5.1.0
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-7989

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7989

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7989

CWE ids for CVE-2016-7989

References for CVE-2016-7989

Products affected by CVE-2016-7989