CVE-2015-3860
N/A
Published: October 1, 2015 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://sites.utexas.edu/iso/2015/09/15/android-5-lockscreen-bypass/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8fba7e6931245a17215e0e740e78b45f6b66d590x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=178139Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/1M7qbSvACjo/Y7jewiW1AwAJQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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