# CVE-2016-2425: mail/compose/ComposeActivity.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, and 6.x before 2016-04-0

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

mail/compose/ComposeActivity.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, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 supports file:///data attachments, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bugs 7154234 and 26989185.

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## References

- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/UnifiedEmail/+/0d9dfd649bae9c181e3afc5d571903f1eb5dc46f
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=199888
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

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