CVE-2016-3875 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-09-11

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4888	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-09-11T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.367Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3875

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-11T21:59:18.557

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

Link: CVE-2016-3875

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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