Security Vulnerabilities - CVEs Published In September 2016
Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism by accessing (1) an external tile from a system application, (2) the help feature, or (3) the Settings application during a pre-setup stage, aka internal bug 29194585.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2016-09-11
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java 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 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism, and send premium SMS messages during the Setup Wizard provisioning stage, via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 29420123.
CVSS Score
2.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2016-09-11
providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-09-11
systemui/statusbar/phone/QuickStatusBarHeader.java in the System UI Tuner in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not prevent tuner changes on the lockscreen, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges by modifying a setting, aka internal bug 30107438.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-09-11
debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 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 mishandles the interaction between PTRACE_ATTACH operations and thread exits, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29555636.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-09-11
server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java in the Notification Manager Service in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 lacks uid checks, which allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on method calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29421441.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-09-11
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.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-09-11
The decoder_peek_si_internal function in vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c in libvpx in mediaserver 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read, and device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 30013856.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2016-09-11
Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver 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 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 25747670.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2016-09-11
arm-wt-22k/lib_src/eas_mdls.c in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-09-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, and device hang or reboot) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 29770686.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2016-09-11