PT-2018-1220 · Google · Android

Published 2018-04-02 · Updated 2018-05-02 · CVE-2016-10466

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2018-04-05 security patch level

Description The issue is related to the SSL handshake process in Android, where if the RNG function (crypto API) returns an error, SSL uses a hard-coded random value. This is due to incorrect error handling in the Qualcomm component of the Android operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2018-04-05 security patch level, update to a version with a security patch level of 2018-04-05 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-388

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00688

CVE-2016-10466

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10466 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00688 · Security Note
• https://vulnerabilitycenter.com/#!vul=83758 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103671 · Note