CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-7889
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-12-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-275
Description
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
Affected configurations
• google android (<= 5.1.1)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND-Permission-Weakness.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77339 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38558/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND-Permission-Weakness.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77339 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38558/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry