CVE-2016-0831

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: March 12, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The getDeviceIdForPhone function in internal/telephony/PhoneSubInfoController.java in Telephony in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not check for the READ_PHONE_STATE permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25778215.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84266
Source: security@android.com
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/79eecef63f3ea99688333c19e22813f54d4a31b1
Source: security@android.com
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/telephony/+/79eecef63f3ea99688333c19e22813f54d4a31b1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

google

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