CVE-2016-0832 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Physically proximate attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection to delete data on Android devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-0832?

CVE-2016-0832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Mar 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Setup Wizard in Android 5.1.x before LMY49H and 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism and delete data via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 25955042.

Weakness: CWE-264, CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0832?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0832?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-0832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x6gq-9jg6-hghq, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0832.

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