CVE-2016-3889 Security feature bypass in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Android devices by accessing specific system UI elements during pre-setup.
- 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-2016-3889?
CVE-2016-3889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism by accessing (1) an external tile from a system application, (2) the help feature, or (3) the Settings application during a pre-setup stage, aka internal bug 29194585.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m59-r2v5-q3h6.