CVE-2014-8610 Information

Description

AndroidManifest.xml in Android before 5.0.0 does not require the SEND_SMS permission for the SmsReceiver receiver which allows attackers to send stored SMS messages and consequently transmit arbitrary new draft SMS messages or trigger additional per-message charges from a network operator for old messages via a crafted application that broadcasts an intent with the com.android.mms.transaction.MESSAGE_SENT action aka Bug 17671795.

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129282/Android-SMS-Resend.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/85 http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=164 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Mms/+/008d6202fca4002a7dfe333f22377faa73585c67 https://github.com/joswr1ght/drozer-modules/blob/master/whfs/smsdraftsend.py