FKIE_CVE-2016-6585

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-01-08 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:51
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android prior to 3.16, which could let a remote malicious user conduct a man-in-the-middle attack via specially crafted JavaScript.
References
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93900Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttps://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93900Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec norton_mobile_security *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:51:24.503",
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