PT-2016-5719 · Google · Android

Vignesh Venkatasubramanian · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3887

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description The issue allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application due to improper enforcement of the DISALLOW CONFIG VPN setting in the SettingsProvider.java file.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-09-01 patch, consider restricting access to the SettingsProvider.java file or the DISALLOW CONFIG VPN setting to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3887

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3887 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3887 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92872 · Note