CVE-2016-7990 describes a critical integer overflow vulnerability in the libomacp.so library of Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices. This flaw, triggered by specially crafted WAP Push SMS messages, can lead to heap corruption. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for Denial of Service or remote code execution without user interaction. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, media coverage and community discussion indicate awareness of its potential for ransomware attacks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.