An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), and M(6.0) software. BootReceiver allows attackers to trigger a system crash because of incorrect exception handling. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7118 (December 2016).
Weakness
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 4.4 (including) | 4.4 (including) | |
| Android | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) | |
| Android | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) | |
| Android | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |