Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-3917
The fingerprint login feature in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not track the user account during the authentication process, which allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate as an arbitrary user by leveraging lockscreen access, aka internal bug 30744668.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 6.0.1, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93298 (vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f5334952131afa835dd3f08601f… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3917?
- CVE-2016-3917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3917?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.