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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-0812: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.