SB2016050915 - Information disclosure in Google, Google Android
Published: May 9, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050915
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2458)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The compose functionality in AOSP Mail in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-05-01 does not properly restrict attachments, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to ComposeActivity.java and ComposeActivityEmail.java, aka internal bug 27335139.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.