CVE-2016-6799

Published May 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Product: Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier. The application calls methods of the Log class. Messages passed to these methods (Log.v(), Log.d(), Log.i(), Log.w(), and Log.e()) are stored in a series of circular buffers on the device. By default, a maximum of four 16 KB rotated logs are kept in addition to the current log. The logged data can be read using Logcat on the device. When using platforms prior to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the log data is not sandboxed per application; any application installed on the device has the capability to read data logged by other applications.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-1079 Product: Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier. The application calls methods of the Log class. Messages passed to these methods (Log.v(), Log.d(), Log.i(), Log.w(), and Log.e()) are stored in a series of circular buffers on the device. By default, a maximum of four 16 KB rotated logs are kept in addition to the current log. The logged data can be read using Logcat on the device. When using platforms prior to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the log data is not sandboxed per application; any application installed on the device has the capability to read data logged by other applications.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gwpf-62xp-vrg6 Information Exposure in cordova-android
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM