7.8high
CVE-2016-3887
providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which…
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
Summary
providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1036763 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92872 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3887
- NVD: CVE-2016-3887
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