CVE-2015-3860

packages/Keyguard/res/layout/keyguard_password_view.xml in Lockscreen in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48M does not restrict the number of characters in the passwordEntry input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a long password that triggers a SystemUI crash, aka internal bug 22214934.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - security@android.com

Published

2015-10-01

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected products

• Android (Google)

References

• http://sites.utexas.edu/iso/2015/09/15/android-5-lockscreen-bypass/
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8fba7e6931245a17215e0e740e78b45f6b66d590
• https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=178139
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/1M7qbSvACjo/Y7jewiW1AwAJ