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CVE-2019-16256

Some Samsung devices include the SIMalliance Toolbox Browser (aka S@T Browser) on the UICC, which might allow remote attackers to retrieve l

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Summary

Some Samsung devices include the SIMalliance Toolbox Browser (S@T Browser) on the SIM card (UICC), which can be abused through specially crafted SIM Toolkit instructions delivered in an SMS message. If exploited, an attacker could obtain the device's location and IMEI, retrieve other data, or execute certain commands on the device.

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Some Samsung devices include the SIMalliance Toolbox Browser (aka S@T Browser) on the UICC, which might allow remote attackers to retrieve location and IMEI information, or retrieve other data or execute certain commands, via SIM Toolkit (STK) instructions in an SMS message, aka Simjacker.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated

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References 1

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