CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-3854

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android 5.x, a vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the DEVICE_POWER permission requirement via a broadcast intent with the PNW.stopSaver action.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain unauthorized access to power management functions, potentially leading to serious security issues on the device.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor application permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/power/PowerNotificationWarnings.java in Android 5.x allows attackers to bypass a DEVICE_POWER permission requirement via a broadcast intent with the PNW.stopSaver action, aka internal bug 20918350.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS