CVE-2016-3833

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03	Issue Tracking Patch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-08-05 20:59

Updated : 2016-11-28 20:12

NVD link : CVE-2016-3833

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3833

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3833

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

android

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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