CVE-2016-3837 Information disclosure in n/a
A crafted application can exploit a Wi-Fi native service flaw to obtain sensitive information, affecting Android OS users.
- 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-2016-3837?
CVE-2016-3837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Aug 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
service/jni/com_android_server_wifi_WifiNative.cpp in Wi-Fi in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that provides a MAC address with too few characters, aka internal bug 28164077.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3837?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3837?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3837 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj64-wj67-8ccm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3837.