Obsolete Permission Name Bypass Vulnerability in Android SMSDispatcher

CVE-2015-3858 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The checkDestination function in internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M relies on an obsolete permission name for an authorization check, which allows attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement for SMS short-code messaging via a crafted application, aka internal bug 22314646.

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