CVE-2015-7889

moderate-risk
Published 2017-12-28

The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.

Do I need to act?

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3.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
38558
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77339
Issue Tracking https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38558/
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77339
Issue Tracking https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38558/
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal