CVE-2016-0812 Security feature bypass in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection and delete data due to improper setup completion checks in the Android Setup Wizard.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0812?
CVE-2016-0812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The interceptKeyBeforeDispatching function in policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java in Setup Wizard in Android 5.1.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G and 6.0 before 2016-02-01 does not properly check for setup completion, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism and delete data via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 25229538.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0812?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0812?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0812 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0812 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jw7-cwvh-qp9c, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0812.