The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4846 The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.284Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3833

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-05T20:59:23.770

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3833

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