What is CVE-2015-3860?

CVE-2015-3860 is a vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. Published 2015-10-01.

Is CVE-2015-3860 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2015-3860

packages/Keyguard/res/layout/keyguard_password_view.xml in Lockscreen in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48M does not restrict the number of characters in the passwordEntry input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a long password that triggers a SystemUI crash, aka internal bug 22214934.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
security@android.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3860?: CVE-2015-3860 is a vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. Published 2015-10-01.
Is CVE-2015-3860 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.