CVE-2016-6910

MEDIUM

Android 5.0.2-6.0.1 on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge - Unauthorized Notification Access via Non-Existent Listener

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The non-existent notification listener vulnerability was introduced in the initial Android 5.0.2 builds for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge devices, but the vulnerability can persist on the device even after the device has been upgraded to an Android 5.1.1 or 6.0.1 build. The vulnerable system app gives a non-existent app the ability to read the notifications from the device, which a third-party app can utilize if it uses a package name of com.samsung.android.app.portalservicewidget. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged third-party app to obtain the text of the user's notifications, which tend to contain personal data.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95092

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (3)
google/android 5.0.2
google/android 5.1.1
google/android 6.0.1
Published Dec 23, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026