CVE-2016-3876

6.8 MEDIUM
Published: September 11, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the SAFE_BOOT_DISALLOWED protection mechanism and boot to safe mode via the Android Debug Bridge (adb) tool, aka internal bug 29900345.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92819
Source: security@android.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Source: security@android.com
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/91fc934bb2e5ea59929bb2f574de6db9b5100745
Source: security@android.com
Issue Tracking Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/91fc934bb2e5ea59929bb2f574de6db9b5100745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
7th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

google

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