CVE-2016-7988 affects Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, stemming from a missing permission check on a BroadcastReceiver that allows unsolicited Wi-Fi configuration messages to be processed by the Android Framework. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high availability impact, though it has no confidentiality or integrity impact. While there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), media coverage suggests potential for ransomware attacks, and community discussion is minimal. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and is considered inactive.
| 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:N/I:N/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.