CVE-2016-2426 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can obtain sensitive account information via a crafted application due to missing permission checks in the Android Framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2426?
CVE-2016-2426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8q3-j8r5-43hr.