CVE-2016-0847
Publication date 18 April 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The Telecom Component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows attackers to spoof the originating telephone number of a call via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26864502.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| android | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.4 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/services/Telephony/+/a294ae5342410431a568126183efe86261668b5d
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/services/Telecomm/+/2750faaa1ec819eed9acffea7bd3daf867fda444
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0847