CVE-2016-0812 Information

Description

The interceptKeyBeforeDispatching function in policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java in Setup Wizard in Android 5.1.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G and 6.0 before 2016-02-01 does not properly check for setup completion which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism and delete data via unspecified vectors aka internal bug 25229538.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html https://android.googlesource.com/platform2Fframeworks2Fbase/+/84669ca8de55d38073a0dcb01074233b0a417541

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.1