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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elephone P9000
- Google Android — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/6kajkc/elephone_p9000_lock_screen_lockout_bypa… (Third Party Advisory, Press/Media Coverage)
- www.security.nl/posting/522081/Schermvergrendeling+Elephone+P9000+door+lek+te+o… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Elephone-P9000-Lock-Screen-Lockout-… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Third Party Advisory, Press/Media Coverage)
- www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-011/ (Third Party Advisory)
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.