# CVE-2017-10709: The lockscreen on Elephone P9000 devices (running Android 6.0) allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a wrong-PIN lockout feature b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-30 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The lockscreen on Elephone P9000 devices (running Android 6.0) allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a wrong-PIN lockout feature by pressing backspace after each PIN guess.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/6kajkc/elephone_p9000_lock_screen_lockout_bypass_with/
- https://www.security.nl/posting/522081/Schermvergrendeling+Elephone+P9000+door+lek+te+omzeilen
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Elephone-P9000-Lock-Screen-Lockout-Bypass/?page=1&year=0&month=0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyzonP2eZw
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-011/?fid=9707

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