CVE-2016-3883

Description

internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 vdb entry
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/b2c89e6f8962dc7aff88cb38aa3ee67d751edda9 patch issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92861 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3883?
CVE-2016-3883 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3883?
To fix CVE-2016-3883, 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-2016-3883 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3883 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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