CVE-2009-2999

Description

The com.android.phone process in Android 1.5 CRBxx allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application restart and network disconnection) via an SMS message containing a malformed WAP Push message that triggers an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException exception, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-2656.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.83% Top 30%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=46e23fe762d2143d60589ab6d39c4b47c2c754d1
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022986	vdb entry
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-014.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53655	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506948/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2999?: CVE-2009-2999 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2999?: To fix CVE-2009-2999, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2999 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2999 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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