NIST IEEE STC - 2017

Application-Level Permissions to Verify

Permission Risk to Verify Count
GET_ACCOUNTS Remove Account 138
GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED Remove Account 1
GET_PACKAGE_SIZE Determine Space on Device 12
GLOBAL_SEARCH Discover Exploitable Content Providers 2
INSTALL_SHORTCUT Add extra Shortcuts 4
MANAGE_DOCUMENTS Remove Documents 3
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS Mute Audio 34
PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS Interfere with Calls 0
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Alert application 103
RECEIVE_MMS Interfere with MMS 7
RECEIVE_SMS Interfere with SMS 22
%RESULT_SMS_OUT_OF_MEMORY RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH Interfere with WAP 3
REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Add additional malware 2
SEND_SMS Interfere with SMS sending 20
SET_ALARM Tamper with Alarms 1
SET_ANIMATION_SCALE Tamper with Animation 2
SET_TIME_ZONE Tamper with Timezone 4
SET_WALLPAPER Tamper with Wallpaper 12
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW Generate Unnecessary Windows 34
TRANSMIT_IR Tamer with Infrared 1
UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT Remove Shortcuts 2
USE_FINGERPRINT Overwork APIs to deplete device 3
USE_SIP Overwork APIs to deplete device 2
WRITE_CALENDAR Create or Remove Calendars 11
WRITE_CALL_LOG Create or Delete Call logs 8
WRITE_CONTACTS Create or Delete Contacts 36
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Create or Delete on SD card 187
WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS Create or Delete Synchronize Settings 50


Third Party Device-Level Permissions to Verify

Permission Risk to Verify Count
ADD_VOICEMAIL Exhaust SD Card 1
BLUETOOTH Exhaust Bluetooth 45
BLUETOOTH_ADMIN Disable Bluetooth 26
BODY_SENSORS Disable Body Sensors 1
CALL_PHONE Tamper with Phone Calls 24
CAMERA Disable Camera 51
CHANGE_CONFIGURATION Tamper with System Configuration 10
CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE Tamper wtih Network Configuration 26
CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE Tamper with WIFI 7
CHANGE_WIFI_STATE Tamper with WIFI 39
DISABLE_KEYGUARD Disable Keyguard 22
EXPAND_STATUS_BAR Tamper with Status Bar 9
INTERNET Tamper with Internet 225
KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES Destroy legitimate processes 12
NFC Tamper with Android Beam 29
RECORD_AUDIO Usurp Audio device 44
VIBRATE Exhaust battery 116
WAKE_LOCK Exhaust battery 167