CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android up to 4.4.4 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Pendingintent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 11/26/2014 by WangTao, WangYu and Zhang Donghui with Baidu X-Team as CVE-2014-8609 Android Settings application privilege leakage vulnerability / Android id 17356824 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8609 since 11/04/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/27/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
In Android <5.0 (and maybe >= 4.0), Settings application leaks Pendingintent with a blank base intent (neither the component nor the action is explicitly set) to third party application, bad app can use this to broadcast intent with the same permissions and identity of the Settings application, which runs as SYSTEM uid. Thus bad app can broadcast sensitive intent with the permission of SYSTEM.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 85 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (99028). Further details are available at packetstormsecurity.com. Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 68302.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Android 5.0
Timeline
09/02/2014 🔍09/03/2014 🔍
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11/04/2014 🔍
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02/27/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: CVE-2014-8609 Android Settings application privilege leakage vulnerability / Android id 17356824
Researcher: WangTao, WangYu, Zhang Donghui
Organization: Baidu X-Team
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2014-8609 (🔍)
X-Force: 99028 - Google Android Pendingintent privilege escalation, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 47642 - Google Android <5.0.0 'addAccount\x27 Multiple Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 71314 - Android Settings application CVE-2014-8609 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 12/02/2014 09:42Updated: 02/27/2022 10:52
Changes: 12/02/2014 09:42 (75), 06/15/2017 11:34 (1), 02/27/2022 10:52 (3)
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