What is CVE-2016-2421?

CVE-2016-2421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-2421?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-2421

Setup Wizard in Android 5.1.x before 5.1.1 and 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism and delete data via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26154410.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th 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, 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2421?: CVE-2016-2421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-2421?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.