CVE-2015-7946

MTP service exposed during emergency dialer

Description

Information Exposure vulnerability in Unity8 as used on the Ubuntu phone and possibly also in Unity8 shipped elsewhere. This allows an attacker to enable the MTP service by opening the emergency dialer. Fixed in 8.11+16.04.20160111.1-0ubuntu1 and 8.11+15.04.20160122-0ubuntu1.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory launchpad.net
Affected: Canonical unity8 (Ubuntu)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1525981 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7946?
CVE-2015-7946 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7946?
To fix CVE-2015-7946, 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-2015-7946 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7946 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-7946?
CVE-2015-7946 affects Canonical unity8 (Ubuntu).
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