What is CVE-2016-3875?

CVE-2016-3875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3875?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3875

server/wm/WindowManagerService.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 does not enforce the DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26251884.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3875?: CVE-2016-3875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3875?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.