CVE-2016-3763 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can discover credentials by operating a server with a malicious PAC script due to insufficient URL restriction in Android's Proxy Auto-Config feature.

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-2016-3763?

CVE-2016-3763 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 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

net/PacProxySelector.java in the Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) feature 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 2016-07-01 does not ensure that URL information is restricted to a scheme, host, and port, which allows remote attackers to discover credentials by operating a server with a PAC script, aka internal bug 27593919.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3763?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3763?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3763 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3763 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3763 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx54-4624-93gr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3763.

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