VDB-95506 · CVE-2016-6526 · BID 92330

Samsung Note 5.0/5.1/6.0 SpamCall Activity access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Samsung Note 5.0/5.1/6.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SpamCall Activity. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6526. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Note 5.0/5.1/6.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component SpamCall Activity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/04/2016. The weakness was released 01/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-6526 since 08/03/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 167 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92330†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93196, VDB-93197, VDB-93198 and VDB-93199. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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08/03/2016 🔍
08/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/05/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/18/2017 +166 days 🔍
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01/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2020 +1282 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95506
SecurityFocus: 92330 - Samsung Android Phone Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6526 - Samsung - Samsung Mobile - High

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 09:44
Updated: 07/24/2020 16:50
Changes: 01/19/2017 09:44 (59), 07/24/2020 16:50 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:F97:103

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