Path traversal in Google Android - CVE-2014-7951
Published: February 20, 2020 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34818
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7951
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to write to arbitrary files owned by system via a . (dot dot) in the tar archive headers.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7951
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.