SB2016050916 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: May 9, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050916
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2457)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to manipulate data.
server/pm/UserManagerService.java in Wi-Fi in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-05-01 allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on Wi-Fi configuration changes by leveraging guest access, aka internal bug 27411179.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.