# CVE-2015-3840: The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges/
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear-review-on-advanced-attack-surfaces/
- https://huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate/

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