CVE-2016-1489 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can sniff network traffic or perform man-in-the-middle attacks to steal sensitive data due to cleartext file transfers in Lenovo SHAREit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1489?
CVE-2016-1489 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or (2) conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1489?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Shareit.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1489?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v59g-ff34-qq7w.