What is CVE-2016-3908?

CVE-2016-3908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3908?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3908

The Lock Settings Service in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to remove a device's PIN or password, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30003944.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3908?: CVE-2016-3908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3908?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.