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CVE-2016-3889

Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protec…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 16%
Public exploits
0
none known

Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism by accessing (1) an external tile from a system application, (2) the help feature, or (3) the Settings application during a pre-setup stage, aka internal bug 29194585.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.8CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/92854 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, 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
  • android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/e206f02d46ae5e38c74d138b51f6e1637e261abe · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • android.googlesource.com /platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/bd5d5176c74021e8cf4970f93f273ba3023c3d72 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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