CVE-2015-6621
HighSummary
SystemUI in Android 5.x before version 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before December 1, 2015, allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, enabling access to Signature or SignatureOrSystem levels.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious breaches of user data security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.
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- CVE-2016-9277High
Integer overflow in SystemUI in KK(4.4) and L(5.0/5.1) on Samsung Note devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service (UI restart) via vectors involving APIs and an activity that computes an out-of-bounds array index.
- CVE-2016-7160High
A vulnerability on Samsung Mobile M (6.0) devices exists due to improper restriction of external access to SystemUI activities, leading to a SystemUI crash and device restart.
- CVE-2020-0415Medium
In various locations in SystemUI, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure of contact data with User execution privileges needed.
Original NVD description (English source)
SystemUI in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 23909438.