Google Android Dialer TEL URL Handling Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 3 Oct 2012 10:29 Release Date: 3 Oct 2012 5738 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Mobile & Apps

A vulnerability has been identified in Google Android. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.

A remote user can create a specially crafted 'TEL' protocol URL that, when loaded by the target user, will execute unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes on the target user's device and destroy the SIM card on the target user's device.

The vulnerability resides in the Android Dialer.

Note: On Samsung devices, the impact also includes remote wipe of the device.

Impact

Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

Samsung Galaxy SIII
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy Ace
HTC One Series
HTC Sensation
HTC Sensation XL
Motorola Droids
Sony Ericsson Xperia series

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

The vendor silently issued a fix in June 2012.

Vulnerability Identifier

No CVE information is available

Source

SecurityTracker