email/provider/AttachmentProvider.java in AOSP Mail in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
email/provider/AttachmentProvider.java in AOSP Mail in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not ensure that certain values are integers, which allows attackers to read arbitrary attachments via a crafted application that provides a pathname value, aka internal bug 30745403.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 23
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Google
Show 13 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Google
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3918
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fjm-wx2g-r3fx
References
More Google Android vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42236 Improper authorization in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30821 Use after free in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17777 Improper privilege management in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-3918 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3918 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fjm-wx2g-r3fx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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