Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38989

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Google Android - CVE-2014-9934

Published: May 16, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38989

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9934

CWE-ID: CWE-347

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Google

Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification routine in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel may not check padding.

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