CVE-2016-3887 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.

Published: 2016-09-11

Score: 7.8 High

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4900	providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00098.

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/92872
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0

History

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Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.690Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3887

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-11T21:59:31.870

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

Link: CVE-2016-3887

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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