CVE-2016-11049

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-01-16 (Shannon333/308/310 chipsets). The IMEI may be retrieved and modified because of an error in managing key information. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5435 (March 2016).

9.1

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.12%

Vendor Advisory samsungmobile.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-11049?: CVE-2016-11049 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-11049?: To fix CVE-2016-11049, 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-2016-11049 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-11049 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.

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