SB2016091228 - Improper access control in Google, Google Android

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3883)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92861
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/b2c89e6f8962dc7aff88cb38aa3ee67d751edda9