PT-2016-2941

CVE-2016-9967

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Published

2016-12-16

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Updated

2016-12-22

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CVSS 3.1
10
Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung Note devices with Android L (5.0/5.1) through Android N (7.0)
Description The issue is related to a lack of proper exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung devices. This can be exploited by attackers to crash the system, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, or possibly gain elevated privileges.
Recommendations For Android L (5.0/5.1) through Android N (7.0), at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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