Vulnerability in Alcatelmobile Cingular Flip 2 Firmware
CVE-2019-16241
On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by creating a special file within the /data/local/tmp/ directory. The System application that implements the lock screen checks for the existence of a specific file and disables PIN authentication if it exists. This file would typically be created via Android Debug Bridge (adb) over USB.
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Alcatelmobile Cingular_flip_2_firmware — versions b9huah1
- Alcatelmobile Cingularl_flip_2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16241?
- CVE-2019-16241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alcatelmobile Cingular Flip 2 Firmware, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16241?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.