CVE-2016-3875 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.8