MEDIUM
The Lock Settings Service in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to remove a device's PIN or password, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30003944
Published Oct 10, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
The Lock Settings Service in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to remove a device's PIN or password, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30003944.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00369
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00369
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 23.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 40.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 38.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 36.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93290 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/96daf7d4893f614714761af2d53dfb93214a32e4 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93290 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/96daf7d4893f614714761af2d53dfb93214a32e4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner google_android
Published Oct 10, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 30, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3908
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a