CVE-2016-3887

Impact

providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92872
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92872
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0