CVE-2016-6910
MEDIUMAndroid 5.0.2-6.0.1 on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge - Unauthorized Notification Access via Non-Existent Listener
Title source: llmDescription
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
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.kryptowire.com/disclosures/CVE-2016-6910/Factory_Resets_and_Obtaining_Notifications_on_Samsung_Android_Devices.pdf
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