CVE-2016-3908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Lock Settings Service in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to remove a device's PIN or password, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30003944.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0009.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Google Subscribe	Android Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4921	The Lock Settings Service in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to remove a device's PIN or password, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30003944.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93290
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/96daf7d4893f614714761af2d53dfb93214a32e4

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-10-10T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.841Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3908

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-10T10:59:12.557

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

Link: CVE-2016-3908

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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