CVE-2016-9966 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 16 Dec 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers can crash the system or potentially gain privileges via improper exception handling in the Samsung Telecom application.

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-2016-9966?

CVE-2016-9966 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allows attackers to crash the system easily resulting in a possible DoS attack, or possibly gain privileges. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7120.

Weakness: CWE-388

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9966?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Samsung Mobile.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-9966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5m7m-hfqq-5vv6.