CVE-2015-7889 Information disclosure in n/a
A crafted application can exploit weak permissions in the Samsung S6 Edge email composer to obtain sensitive information from local email addresses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7889?
CVE-2015-7889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Dec 2017. 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 SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
Weakness: CWE-275
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-7889 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-7889 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqhx-6cv3-4f4v.