Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3840
CVE-2015-3840
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=5.1.1
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References
3- blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear-review-on-advanced-attack-surfaces/nvdThird Party Advisory
- huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate/nvdBroken Link
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