CVE-2016-6586 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android before 3.16, which could let a malicious user conduct a man-in-the-middle via specially crafted JavaScript to add arbitrary URLs to the URL whitelist.

Published: 2020-01-08

Score: 3.7 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Symantec

Norton Mobile Security for Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 3.16`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_mobile_security:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7504	A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android before 3.16, which could let a malicious user conduct a man-in-the-middle via specially crafted JavaScript to add arbitrary URLs to the URL whitelist.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00839.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Norton Mobile Security

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2020-01-08T16:51:32.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:36:28.512Z

Reserved: 2016-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6586

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-08T17:15:10.743

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:56:23.140

Link: CVE-2016-6586

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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