CVE-2017-10709

MEDIUM

Google Android - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

Description

The lockscreen on Elephone P9000 devices (running Android 6.0) allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a wrong-PIN lockout feature by pressing backspace after each PIN guess.

References (5)

[Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory] https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/6kajkc/elephone_p9000_lock_screen_lockout_bypass_with/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.security.nl/posting/522081/Schermvergrendeling+Elephone+P9000+door+lek+te+omzeilen

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-011/?fid=9707

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Elephone-P9000-Lock-Screen-Lockout-Bypass/?page=1&year=0&month=0

[Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyzonP2eZw

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 7.6%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (2)

google/android

n/a/n/a

Published Jun 30, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026