What is CVE-2016-11044?

CVE-2016-11044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-11044?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-11044

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (with Fingerprint support) software. The check of an application's signature can be bypassed during installation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5923 (June 2016).

EPSS: 0.001 (0.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-11044?: CVE-2016-11044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-11044?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.