CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3914

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A race condition exists in MmsProvider.java in Android, allowing attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that modifies a database between two open operations.

Risk Assessment

Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to system data or functions, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor installed applications on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Race condition in providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that modifies a database between two open operations, aka internal bug 30481342.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS