CVE-2016-6587

View on CVE.org

Published Jan 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7505	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.455% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html
https://vuldb.com/?id.93273

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Norton Mobile Security

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: symantec
Published: Jan 8, 2020, 5:03 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM
Reserved: Aug 3, 2016, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "Norton Mobile Security for Android", "vendor": "Symantec", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "before 3.16"}]}], "datePublic": "2016-11-02T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2020-01-08T17:03:29.000Z", "orgId": "80d3bcb6-88de-48c2-a47e-aebf795f19b5", "shortName": "symantec"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.93273"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "secure@symantec.com", "ID": "CVE-2016-6587", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "Norton Mobile Security for Android", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "before 3.16"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "Symantec"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225"}, {"name": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858"}, {"name": "https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html"}, {"name": "https://vuldb.com/?id.93273", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.93273"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T01:36:28.039Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.93273"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "80d3bcb6-88de-48c2-a47e-aebf795f19b5", "assignerShortName": "symantec", "cveId": "CVE-2016-6587", "datePublished": "2020-01-08T17:03:29.000Z", "dateReserved": "2016-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T01:36:28.039Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "Norton Mobile Security for Android", "vendor": "Symantec", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "before 3.16"}]}], "source": "secure@symantec.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_mobile_security:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D2C5E334-EA30-4C31-BBBB-83C938CAFE8F", "versionEndExcluding": "3.16", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Existe una vulnerabilidad de Divulgaci\u00f3n de Informaci\u00f3n en el archivo mid.dat almacenado en la tarjeta SD en Symantec Norton Mobile Security para Android versiones anteriores a la versi\u00f3n 3.16, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a un usuario malicioso local obtener informaci\u00f3n confidencial."}], "id": "CVE-2016-6587", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:51:24.700", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 2.1, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-01-08T18:15:10.213", "references": [{"source": "secure@symantec.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858"}, {"source": "secure@symantec.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225"}, {"source": "secure@symantec.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html"}, {"source": "secure@symantec.com", "tags": ["Permissions Required", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.93273"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93858"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Permissions Required", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.93273"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secure@symantec.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-200"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}