Information disclosure in Google Android
CVE-2016-6709
An information disclosure vulnerability in Conscrypt and BoringSSL in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a man-in-the-middle attacker to gain access to sensitive information if a non-standard cipher suite is used by an application. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access data without permission. Android ID: A-31081987.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 7.0
- Google Inc. Android — versions Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94169 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6709?
- CVE-2016-6709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6709?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.