What is CVE-2016-3853?

CVE-2016-3853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3853?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3853

Google Play services in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus devices allow local users to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism and delete data via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26803208.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3853?: CVE-2016-3853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.