PT-2016-2226 · Google · Android

Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2016-04-25 · CVE-2016-2421

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.1 Android versions 6.x before 2016-04-01

Description The issue is related to the Setup Wizard component in the Android operating system, which has inadequate access control. This allows a local attacker to bypass protection mechanisms and delete data. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.1, update to version 5.1.1 or later to resolve the issue. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-04-01, update to a version released after 2016-04-01 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Setup Wizard component until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01590

CVE-2016-2421

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2421 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2421 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2421 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2421 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01590 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2421 · Vendor Advisory