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CVE-2016-6709

An information disclosure vulnerability in Conscrypt and BoringSSL in Android 6...

Medium CVSS 5.9

Overview

An information disclosure vulnerability in Conscrypt and BoringSSL in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a man-in-the-middle attacker to gain access to sensitive information if a non-standard cipher suite is used by an application. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access data without permission. Android ID: A-31081987.

CWE: CWE-200 Published: 2016-11-25T16:59:15.220
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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