CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3749

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the LockSettingsService in Android 6.x before July 1, 2016, attackers can modify the screen-lock password or pattern via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the device, posing a serious threat to user privacy.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to a version after July 1, 2016, to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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