# CVE-2016-9966: Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allows attackers to crash the system easily resulting in a possible DoS attack, or possibly gain privileges. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7120.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94955
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-DEC-2016

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