CVE-2016-6526 Deserialization in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or gain privileges in Samsung Telecom app via malformed serializable objects.
- 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-2016-6526?
CVE-2016-6526 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 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 SpamCall Activity component in Telecom application on Samsung Note device L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reboot) or possibly gain privileges via a malformed serializable object.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6526?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Samsung Mobile.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2016-6526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfmx-j5pw-rv5p.