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CVE-2016-11049: The IMEI may be retrieved and modified because of an error in managing key information.
CVE-2016-11049 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 and NVD lists Google Android as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.
Vulnerability description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-01-16 (Shannon333/308/310 chipsets). The IMEI may be retrieved and modified because of an error in managing key information. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5435 (March 2016).
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: None. No effect on availability.
Affected products
- Google Android: all versions listed by NVD