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Unscored CVE-2019-16241 EUVD-2019-7048GHSA-qg5g-43r3-8gpr

On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by creating a special file within the /data/local/tmp/ d…

Published Nov 26, 2019 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by creating a special file within the /data/local/tmp/ directory. The System application that implements the lock screen checks for the existence of a specific file and disables PIN authentication if it exists. This file would typically be created via Android Debug Bridge (adb) over USB.

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