PT-2016-5718 · Google · Android

Ronald L. Loor Vargas · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3886

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

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges by modifying a setting on the lockscreen, due to the System UI Tuner not preventing tuner changes. This is related to the systemui/statusbar/phone/QuickStatusBarHeader.java file.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-09-01, consider restricting access to the System UI Tuner on the lockscreen to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3886

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/6ca6cd5a50311d58a1b7bf8fbef3f9aa29eadcd5 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3886 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3886 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92860 · Note