Description
The fingerprint login feature in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not track the user account during the authentication process, which allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate as an arbitrary user by leveraging lockscreen access, aka internal bug 30744668.
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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-2016-4930 | The fingerprint login feature in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not track the user account during the authentication process, which allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate as an arbitrary user by leveraging lockscreen access, aka internal bug 30744668. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: google_android
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.932Z
Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-3917
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-10-10T10:59:21.980
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-3917
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD