LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2016-7989: On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remo...

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the WifiServiceImpl class within wifi-service.jar. This causes the Android runtime to continually crash, rendering the device unusable until a factory reset is performed, a subset of SVE-2016-6542.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

This issue can make older Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 phones unusable after receiving a malformed carrier-style configuration SMS. The reported impact is denial of service, not data theft. Recovery may require a factory reset, which creates operational disruption and potential data loss if affected devices are still in use. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices that have not received relevant Samsung maintenance updates. The source bundle does not provide precise firmware builds, regions, carrier variants, or CPEs. Treat this as a legacy mobile resilience issue. It is unlikely to affect modern fleets, but any remaining affected phones could be remotely disabled and may need factory reset recovery. Mitigation focus: Identify any Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices still in service.; Check Samsung SMR-AUG-2016 and SVE-2016-6542 guidance for applicable updates.; Apply vendor-approved firmware or security maintenance releases where available..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2016-7989 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
1Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.