CVE-2016-7160
HighSummary
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.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a crash of the user interface, potentially disrupting device functionality.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the device software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in SystemUI
See all- CVE-2017-5350High
Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allow attackers to crash systemUI by leveraging incomplete exception handling.
- 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-2015-6621High
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.
- 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)
A vulnerability on Samsung Mobile M(6.0) devices exists because external access to SystemUI activities is not properly restricted, leading to a SystemUI crash and device restart, aka SVE-2016-6248.