CVE-2016-3749

Publication date 11 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
android	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
android	Upstream: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e83f0f6a5a6f35323f5367f99c8e287c440f33f5

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.4 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.4 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

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