CVE-2016-3749 Auth bypass in n/a
A malicious application can bypass screen lock authentication to modify the password or pattern 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3749?
CVE-2016-3749 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
server/LockSettingsService.java in LockSettingsService in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to modify the screen-lock password or pattern via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28163930.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3749?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3749 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-2016-3749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrpp-3mmf-xhcj.