CVE-2016-10137
Description
An issue was discovered on BLU R1 HD devices with Shanghai Adups software. The content provider named com.adups.fota.sysoper.provider.InfoProvider in the app with a package name of com.adups.fota.sysoper allows any app on the device to read, write, and delete files as the system user. In the com.adups.fota.sysoper app's AndroidManifest.xml file, it sets the android:sharedUserId attribute to a value of android.uid.system which makes it execute as the system user, which is a very privileged user on the device. This allows a third-party app to read, write, and delete the user's sent and received text messages and call log. This allows a third-party app to obtain PII from the user without permission to do so.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| adups | adups_fota | - | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96852
- https://www.kryptowire.com/adups_security_analysis.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-software-security.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96852
- https://www.kryptowire.com/adups_security_analysis.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-software-security.html
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.