Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Google Android - CVE-2016-1155

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Google Android - CVE-2016-1155

Published: April 13, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39189
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1155
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class in Android OS 2.2 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-1155

Install update from vendor's website.

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