CVE-2016-3887 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8