CVE-2016-2423 describes a vulnerability in Android's Telephony component (server/telecom/CallsManager.java) affecting versions 4.x through 6.x prior to specific patch levels. This flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) and delete data due to improper provisioning checks. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability requires physical access (AV:P) but is low complexity (AC:L) and has a high impact on integrity and availability (I:H, A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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