Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2016-2457
Published: May 9, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2457
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2457
Install update from vendor's website.