CVE-2016-1520 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Grandstream Wave app 1.0.1.26 and earlier for Android does not use HTTPS when retrieving update information, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

Published: 2017-04-21

Score: 7.8 High

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:a:grandstream:wave:*:*:*:*:*: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-2016-2615	The Grandstream Wave app 1.0.1.26 and earlier for Android does not use HTTPS when retrieving update information, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00252.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136291/Grandstream-Wave-1.0.1.26-Update-Redirection.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537821/100/0/threaded
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CVE-2016-1520-app-update-redirection.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Grandstream Wave

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2017-04-21T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:11.564Z

Reserved: 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1520

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-21T20:59:00.417

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

Link: CVE-2016-1520

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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