What is CVE-2016-3763?

CVE-2016-3763 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3763?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2016-3763

net/PacProxySelector.java in the Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) feature in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01 does not ensure that URL information is restricted to a scheme, host, and port, which allows remote attackers to discover credentials by operating a server with a PAC script, aka internal bug 27593919.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3763?: CVE-2016-3763 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3763?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.