PT-2016-5707 · Google · Android

Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3875

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-09-01 patch

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors because the DISALLOW SAFE BOOT setting is not enforced.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-09-01 patch, update to a version that includes the 2016-09-01 patch to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3875

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3875 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3875 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92818 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note