CVE-2009-2656

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-08-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the com.android.phone process in Android 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network disconnection) via a crafted SMS message, as demonstrated by Collin Mulliner and Charlie Miller at Black Hat USA 2009.

Affected products

Android: 1.0, 1.1, 1.5

References

http://osvdb.org/56750
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MILLER/BHUSA09-Miller-FuzzingPhone-PAPER.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35886
http://osvdb.org/56750
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MILLER/BHUSA09-Miller-FuzzingPhone-PAPER.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35886

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