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CVE-2016-3887

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.

Published

2016-09-11T21:59:31.870

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	7.0	Yes

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92872 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 ([email protected])
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92872 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)