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CVE-2013-6272

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The NotificationBroadcastReceiver class in the com.android.phone process in Google Android 4.1.1 through 4.4.2 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and consequently make phone calls to arbitrary numbers, send mmi or ussd codes, or hangup ongoing calls via a crafted application.

Affected products

• Android: from 4.1.1 through 4.4.2

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127359/Android-OS-Authorization-Missing.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/13
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68415
• https://curesec.com/blog/article/blog/35.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94423
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127359/Android-OS-Authorization-Missing.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/13
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68415
• https://curesec.com/blog/article/blog/35.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94423

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