CVE-2016-11043 Weak cryptography in n/a
Samsung mobile devices use weak DES encryption instead of 3DES in S/MIME for EAS, potentially exposing email data to attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-11043?
CVE-2016-11043 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. The S/MIME implementation in EAS uses DES (where 3DES is intended). The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5871 (June 2016).
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-11043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-11043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-11043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w525-rw9x-grpj.