CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Settings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.
The weakness was disclosed 09/06/2016 with Google as Android Security Bulletin - September 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3887 since 03/30/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 91415, 91416, 91417 and 91418 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Android 7.0
Timeline
03/30/2016 🔍09/06/2016 🔍
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09/11/2016 🔍
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09/15/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - September 2016
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-3887 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036763
SecurityFocus: 92872 - Google Android CVE-2016-3887 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/11/2016 12:29Updated: 09/15/2022 13:50
Changes: 09/11/2016 12:29 (55), 04/14/2019 08:25 (13), 09/15/2022 13:50 (3)
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