CVE - CVE-2015-3860

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-3860	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8fba7e6931245a17215e0e740e78b45f6b66d590 CONFIRM:https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=178139 MISC:http://sites.utexas.edu/iso/2015/09/15/android-5-lockscreen-bypass/ MLIST:[android-security-updates] 20150909 Nexus Security Bulletin (September 2015) URL:https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/1M7qbSvACjo/Y7jewiW1AwAJ
Assigning CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Date Record Created
20150512	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150512)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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