CVE-2016-3875
Published on: 09/11/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:02 PM UTC
Certain versions of Android from Google contain the following vulnerability:
server/wm/WindowManagerService.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 does not enforce the DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26251884.
- CVE-2016-3875 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
PHYSICAL | LOW | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 7.2 - HIGH
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
COMPLETE | COMPLETE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
---|---|---|
Android Security Bulletin—September 2016 | Android Open Source Project | Vendor Advisory source.android.com text/html |
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Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Applications Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c - platform/frameworks/base - Git at Google | Issue Tracking Patch android.googlesource.com text/html |
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Google Android CVE-2016-3875 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | Android | 6.0 | All | All | All | |
Operating System | Android | 6.0.1 | All | All | All | |
Operating System | Android | 6.0 | All | All | All | |
Operating System | Android | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE