A denial of service vulnerability in the Input Manager Service in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious application to cause the device to continually reboot. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a temporary denial of service that requires a factory reset to fix. Android ID: A-30568284.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 4.0 (including) | 4.4.4 (excluding) | |
| Android | 5.0 (including) | 5.0.2 (excluding) | |
| Android | 5.1 (including) | 5.1.1 (excluding) | |
| Android | 6.0 (including) | 6.0.1 (including) | |
| Android | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) | |
| Android | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | vivid/stable-phone-overlay | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: