CVE-2016-0831 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can obtain sensitive device information via a crafted application due to missing permission checks in the Android Telephony component.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2016-0831?
CVE-2016-0831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Mar 2016. 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 getDeviceIdForPhone function in internal/telephony/PhoneSubInfoController.java in Telephony in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not check for the READ_PHONE_STATE permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25778215.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0831?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-0831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8mh-ghj5-9www, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0831.