CVE-2014-8610
Description
AndroidManifest.xml in Android before 5.0.0 does not require the SEND_SMS permission for the SmsReceiver receiver, which allows attackers to send stored SMS messages, and consequently transmit arbitrary new draft SMS messages or trigger additional per-message charges from a network operator for old messages, via a crafted application that broadcasts an intent with the com.android.mms.transaction.MESSAGE_SENT action, aka Bug 17671795.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129282/Android-SMS-Resend.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/85
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=164
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Mms/+/008d6202fca4002a7dfe333f22377faa73585c67
- https://github.com/joswr1ght/drozer-modules/blob/master/whfs/smsdraftsend.py
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129282/Android-SMS-Resend.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/85
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=164
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Mms/+/008d6202fca4002a7dfe333f22377faa73585c67
- https://github.com/joswr1ght/drozer-modules/blob/master/whfs/smsdraftsend.py
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.