CVE-2015-7889

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7889
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-28 02:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-17 18:00:00 UTC
DescriptionThe SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-275

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All
Hardware Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge - All All All
Hardware Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
490 - project-zero - Project Zero - Monorail CONFIRM bugs.chromium.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Samsung SecEmailComposer QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND Permission Weakness ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Samsung SecEmailComposer CVE-2015-7889 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Samsung - SecEmailComposer QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND Permissions - Android dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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