CVE-2016-3833 (GCVE-0-2016-3833)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-05 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:10
VLAI
Summary
The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2016-08-01 00:00
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