CVE-2015-3840

Name: CVE-2015-3840
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-27T20:29:00.497+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Unknown

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-3840 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITE_SMS" permission..

Description

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITE_SMS" permission.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 5.1.1

References

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear-review-on-advanced-attack-surfaces/Third Party Advisory
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate/Broken Link
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear-review-on-advanced-attack-surfaces/Third Party Advisory
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate/Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Jun 27, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

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Source: NVD / NIST