PT-2016-5727 · Google · Android

Cory Pruce · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-09-01

Description The issue allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application. This is due to the WifiEnterpriseConfig class including a password in the return value of a toString method call.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-09-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-09-01.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3897

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3897 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55271d454881b67ff38485fdd97598c542cc2d55 · Patch
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/81be4e3aac55305cbb5c9d523cf5c96c66604b39 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3897 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92842 · Note