What is CVE-2015-6643?

CVE-2015-6643 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2015-6643?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-6643 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2015-6643

Setup Wizard in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows physically proximate attackers to modify settings or bypass a reset protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 25290269.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6643?: CVE-2015-6643 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2015-6643?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-6643 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.