CVE-2016-0818
MEDIUMConscrypt <4.4.4,5.1.1 LMY49H,6.0-2016-03-01 - Man-in-the-middle
Title source: llmDescription
The caching functionality in the TrustManagerImpl class in TrustManagerImpl.java in Conscrypt in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 mishandles the distinction between an intermediate CA and a trusted root CA, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by leveraging access to an intermediate CA to issue a certificate, aka internal bug 26232830.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/4c9f9c2201116acf790fca25af43995d29980ee0
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84245
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/conscrypt/+/c4ab1b959280413fb11bf4fd7f6b4c2ba38bd779
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
18.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-254
CWE-345
Status
published
Products (24)
google/android
4.0
google/android
4.0.1
google/android
4.0.2
google/android
4.0.3
google/android
4.0.4
google/android
4.1
google/android
4.1.2
google/android
4.2
google/android
4.2.1
google/android
4.2.2
... and 14 more
Published
Mar 12, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026