CVE-2015-3854 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass DEVICE_POWER permission requirements in Android SystemUI via a specific broadcast intent, allowing unauthorized power saver control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3854?
CVE-2015-3854 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/power/PowerNotificationWarnings.java in Android 5.x allows attackers to bypass a DEVICE_POWER permission requirement via a broadcast intent with the PNW.stopSaver action, aka internal bug 20918350.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-3854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h2j-c7x6-9xcq, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3854.