CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7991

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, the 'omacp' app ignores security information embedded in the OMACP messages, leading to the acceptance, parsing, and handling of unsolicited WAP Push SMS messages by the device.

Risk Assessment

This may result in unauthorized configuration changes, posing a risk to the security of the device and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the device's software and monitor security settings to minimize the risk of unauthorized changes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, the "omacp" app ignores security information embedded in the OMACP messages resulting in remote unsolicited WAP Push SMS messages being accepted, parsed, and handled by the device, leading to unauthorized configuration changes, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.

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