CVE-2016-7991 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can send unsolicited WAP Push SMS messages to Samsung Galaxy devices to trigger unauthorized configuration changes due to ignored security checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7991?
CVE-2016-7991 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 31 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, the "omacp" app ignores security information embedded in the OMACP messages resulting in remote unsolicited WAP Push SMS messages being accepted, parsed, and handled by the device, leading to unauthorized configuration changes, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.
Weakness: CWE-388
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2016-7991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxh8-fm53-952w.