CVE-2015-3840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITE_SMS" permission.

Published: 2017-06-27

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-3876	The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITE_SMS" permission.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear-review-on-advanced-attack-surfaces/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges/
https://huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate/

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2017-06-27T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:56:15.904Z

Reserved: 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3840

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-27T20:29:00.497

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-3840

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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