What is CVE-2016-1948?

CVE-2016-1948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-1948?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-1948

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on Android does not ensure that HTTPS is used for a lightweight-theme installation, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to replace a theme's images and colors by modifying the client-server data stream.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox — versions 43.0.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1948?: CVE-2016-1948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-1948?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.