CVE-2016-3749 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-07-11

Score: 8.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4762	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00019.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e83f0f6a5a6f35323f5367f99c8e287c440f33f5

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-07-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.474Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3749

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-11T01:59:49.573

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3749

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-255

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