CVE-2015-7946 json
MTP service exposed during emergency dialer
published 2020-05-07 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-7843
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Information Exposure vulnerability in Unity8 as used on the Ubuntu phone and possibly also in Unity8 shipped elsewhere. This allows an attacker to enable the MTP service by opening the emergency dialer. Fixed in 8.11+16.04.20160111.1-0ubuntu1 and 8.11+15.04.20160122-0ubuntu1.
Patch / fix
- Canonical unity8 (Ubuntu) 8.11+15.04.20160122-0ubuntu1, 8.11+16.04.20160111.1-0ubuntu1
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Canonical unity8 (Ubuntu)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
-
launchpad.net
/bugs/1525981
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-7946
- NVD CVE-2015-7946
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