Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2016-11040

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Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2016-11040

Published: April 7, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34585
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-11040
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) (with USB OTG MyFile2014_L_ESS support) software. There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass. The Samsung ID is SVE-2015-5068 (June 2016).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-11040

Install update from vendor's website.

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