Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-3917 (CCN-117869)

Assigned:2016-08-05
Published:2016-08-05
Updated:2016-11-28
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Google Web site
Android

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-3917

Source: CCN
Type: Android Open Source Project
Android Security Bulletin—October 2016

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
93298

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f5334952131afa835dd3f08601fb3bced7b781cd

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
android-cve20163917-priv-esc(117869)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-3917

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20163917000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3917 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20163917000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3917 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201639170000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3917 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-10-10
    BACK
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 7.0
    google android 6.0.1
    google android 7.0