CVE-2016-3875

MEDIUM

Android 6.x <2016-09-01 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

server/wm/WindowManagerService.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 does not enforce the DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26251884.

References (4)

[Vendor Advisory] http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92818

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 6.6%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Affected Products (3)

google/android

google/android

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 11, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026