CVE-2016-3888

Description

internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java 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 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism, and send premium SMS messages during the Setup Wizard provisioning stage, via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 29420123.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92857 vdb entry
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/+/b8d1aee993dcc565e6576b2f2439a8f5a507cff6 patch issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3888?
CVE-2016-3888 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3888?
To fix CVE-2016-3888, 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-2016-3888 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3888 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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