CVE-2016-3883
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0...
CVE-2016-3883 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published September 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.
- Record
CVE-2016-3883- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.
- Record
CVE-2016-3883- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4896 No score
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fq95-5598-6xjc
5.5
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0...
internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Telephony in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly construct warnings about premium SMS messages, which allows attackers to spoof the premium-payment confirmation dialog via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28557603.
- Record
GHSA-fq95-5598-6xjc- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |