CVE-2016-3897
Description
The WifiEnterpriseConfig class in net/wifi/WifiEnterpriseConfig.java in Wi-Fi in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-09-01 includes a password in the return value of a toString method call, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25624963.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92842
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55271d454881b67ff38485fdd97598c542cc2d55
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/81be4e3aac55305cbb5c9d523cf5c96c66604b39
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92842
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55271d454881b67ff38485fdd97598c542cc2d55
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/81be4e3aac55305cbb5c9d523cf5c96c66604b39
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.