PT-2016-5721 · Google · Android

Max Spector + 1 · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3889

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 6.x through 7.0 before 2016-09-01

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection mechanism by accessing certain features during a pre-setup stage, including an external tile from a system application, the help feature, or the Settings application.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.x through 7.0, update to a version released after 2016-09-01 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3889

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3889 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/bd5d5176c74021e8cf4970f93f273ba3023c3d72 · Patch
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e206f02d46ae5e38c74d138b51f6e1637e261abe · Patch
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3889 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92854 · Note