CVE-2016-3917

Description

The fingerprint login feature in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 does not track the user account during the authentication process, which allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate as an arbitrary user by leveraging lockscreen access, aka internal bug 30744668.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93298 vdb entry
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html vendor advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f5334952131afa835dd3f08601fb3bced7b781cd issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3917?
CVE-2016-3917 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3917?
To fix CVE-2016-3917, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3917 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3917 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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