Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2016-3833
Published: August 5, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40157
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3833
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3833
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a