CVE-2016-7988

Description

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, absence of permissions on the BroadcastReceiver responsible for handling the com.[Samsung].android.intent.action.SET_WIFI intent leads to unsolicited configuration messages being handled by wifi-service.jar within the Android Framework, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory samsungmobile.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94081 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7988?
CVE-2016-7988 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7988?
To fix CVE-2016-7988, 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-2016-7988 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7988 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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