Privilege Escalation in Google Android - CVE-2016-3908
Published: October 5, 2016 / Updated: October 5, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU743
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3908
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 application to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input by the Lock Settings Service of the affected software . By tricking the victim to follow a malicious link or open a malicious file attackers can gain elevated privileges and cause the application to clear the device PIN or password.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3908
Update to version 7.1.