CVE-2015-3858 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass SMS confirmation checks in Android via a crafted app due to obsolete permission usage, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3858?
CVE-2015-3858 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The checkDestination function in internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M relies on an obsolete permission name for an authorization check, which allows attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement for SMS short-code messaging via a crafted application, aka internal bug 22314646.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3858?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3858?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-3858 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3858 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-372f-59f7-7hfw.