CVE-2016-3917

The fingerprint login feature in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not track the user account during the authentication process, which allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate as an arbitrary user by leveraging lockscreen access, aka internal bug 30744668.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93298
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f5334952131afa835dd3f08601fb3bced7b781cd	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-10-10 10:59

Updated : 2016-11-28 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2016-3917

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3917

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3917

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

android

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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