CVE-2016-3875
medium
CVSS v3
6.8
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
6.8
Description
server/wm/WindowManagerService.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 does not enforce the DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26251884.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
67%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: security@android.com — https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c
Vendor advisory: security@android.com — http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.