SB2016041805 - Information disclosure in Google, Google Android
Published: April 18, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041805
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-2016-2426)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component 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 2016-04-01 does not check for a GET_ACCOUNTS permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26094635.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.