Auth bypass in Elephone P9000
CVE-2017-10709
The lockscreen on Elephone P9000 devices (running Android 6.0) allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a wrong-PIN lockout feature by pressing backspace after each PIN guess.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th 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
- Elephone P9000
- Google Android — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10709?
- CVE-2017-10709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elephone P9000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10709?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.