On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, absence of permissions on the BroadcastReceiver responsible for handling the com.[Samsung].android.intent.action.SET_WIFI intent leads to unsolicited configuration messages being handled by wifi-service.jar within the Android Framework, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94081 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94081 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
Configurations
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-AUG-2016 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94081 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | 
Information
                Published : 2016-10-31 10:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-7988
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7988
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7988
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                samsung
- galaxy_s6
- galaxy_s4_mini
- galaxy_s7
- galaxy_s4
- galaxy_s5
- android
