CVE-2016-3889

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism by accessing (1) an external tile from a system application, (2) the help feature, or (3) the Settings application during a pre-setup stage, aka internal bug 29194585.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 11, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

Related CVEs from 2016

CVE-2016-38907.0The Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) implementation in adb/sockets.cpp in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, a CVE-2016-38925.5The Qualcomm SPMI driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, and 6P devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via CVE-2016-38935.5The wcdcal_hwdep_ioctl_shared function in sound/soc/codecs/wcdcal-hwdep.c in the Qualcomm sound codec in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus CVE-2016-38945.5The Qualcomm DMA component in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 6 devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted ap CVE-2016-38955.5Integer overflow in the Region::unflatten function in libs/ui/Region.cpp in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016 CVE-2016-38965.5AOSP Mail in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-09-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitiv CVE-2016-38975.5The WifiEnterpriseConfig class in net/wifi/WifiEnterpriseConfig.java in Wi-Fi in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before CVE-2016-38985.5Telephony in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows attackers to cause a de CVE-2016-38995.5OMXCodec.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, an CVE-2016-39007.8cmds/servicemanager/service_manager.c in ServiceManager in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 be CVE-2016-39017.8Multiple integer overflows in drivers/crypto/msm/qcedev.c in the Qualcomm cryptographic engine driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus CVE-2016-39025.5drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_qmi_service.c in the Qualcomm IPA driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices allows attacke