providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4900 providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.690Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3887

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-11T21:59:31.870

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3887

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