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CVE-2016-3833

The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92225 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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