CVE-2016-7991

moderate-risk
Published 2016-10-31

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (16)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (4)

Vendor Advisory http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94088
Vendor Advisory http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94088
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate