Vulnerability identifier: #VU40543

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6644

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Bouncy Castle in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 24106146.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 4.4.4, 5.0 - 5.1.1, 6.0 - 6.0.1

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External links
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79865
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2808
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2809
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2810
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2811
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927
http://usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.