What is CVE-2016-0812?

CVE-2016-0812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-0812?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-0812

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.1, 5.1.0, 5.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0812?: CVE-2016-0812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-0812?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.