CVE-2017-10709

Description

The lockscreen on Elephone P9000 devices (running Android 6.0) allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a wrong-PIN lockout feature by pressing backspace after each PIN guess.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory reddit.com Third-Party Advisory security.nl Third-Party Advisory trustwave.com Third-Party Advisory trustwave.com Third-Party Advisory youtube.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/6kajkc/elephone_p9000_lock_screen_lockout_bypass_with/ press/media coverage third party advisory
https://www.security.nl/posting/522081/Schermvergrendeling+Elephone+P9000+door+lek+te+omzeilen third party advisory
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Elephone-P9000-Lock-Screen-Lockout-Bypass/?page=1&year=0&month=0 third party advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyzonP2eZw press/media coverage third party advisory
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-011/?fid=9707 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10709?
CVE-2017-10709 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10709?
To fix CVE-2017-10709, 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-2017-10709 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-10709 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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