Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Notification Listener information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Notification Listener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
The non-existent notification listener vulnerability was introduced in the initial Android 5.0.2 builds for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge devices, but the vulnerability can persist on the device even after the device has been upgraded to an Android 5.1.1 or 6.0.1 build. The vulnerable system app gives a non-existent app the ability to read the notifications from the device, which a third-party app can utilize if it uses a package name of com.samsung.android.app.portalservicewidget. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged third-party app to obtain the text of the user's notifications, which tend to contain personal data.
The bug was discovered 12/23/2016. The weakness was presented 12/23/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kryptowire.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6910 since 08/22/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/22/2016 🔍12/23/2016 🔍
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12/24/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: samsung.comAdvisory: kryptowire.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-6910 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 95092 - Multiple Samsung Galaxy Product Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 12/24/2016 18:27Updated: 07/15/2019 14:46
Changes: 12/24/2016 18:27 (58), 07/15/2019 14:46 (4)
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