CVE-2015-6644: Infoleak

Published Jan 4, 2016
·
Updated

An information disclosure vulnerability in Bouncy Castle could enable a local malicious application to gain access to user’s private information.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/issues/177

References:

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01#informationdisclosurevulnerabilityinbouncycastle

Other sources

Bouncy Castle in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 24106146.

Launchpad

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/bouncycastle<1.56
1.56
Google Android=4.4.4
Google Android=5.0
Google Android=5.0.1
Google Android=5.0.2
Google Android=5.1.0
Google Android=5.1.1
Google Android=6.0
Google Android=6.0.1
Google Android
debian/bouncycastle
1.68-21.72-21.80-3

Event History

Jan 4, 2016
CVE Published
via Android·12:00 AM
Jan 6, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:12 PM
Description
Feb 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·11:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2015-6644?

CVE-2015-6644 is a vulnerability in Bouncy Castle in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 that allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6644?

CVE-2015-6644 has a severity value of 3.3 which is medium.

3

How can I fix CVE-2015-6644 on Ubuntu?

To fix CVE-2015-6644 on Ubuntu, update the bouncycastle package to version 1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 or later.

4

How can I fix CVE-2015-6644 on Debian?

To fix CVE-2015-6644 on Debian, update the bouncycastle package to version 1.60-1, 1.60-1+deb10u1, 1.68-2, or 1.72-2.

5

How can I fix CVE-2015-6644 on Red Hat?

To fix CVE-2015-6644 on Red Hat, update the bouncycastle package to version 1.56 or later.

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