CVE-2016-6587 Information disclosure in Norton Mobile Security for Android
A local attacker can read sensitive information from the mid.dat file on the SD card in Norton Mobile Security for Android.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6587?
CVE-2016-6587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android, published on 8 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in the mid.dat file stored on the SD card in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android before 3.16, which could let a local malicious user obtain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6587?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Mobile Security.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hjc-v342-97r7.