Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39192

#VU39192 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2014-7920

Published: April 13, 2017 / Updated: September 1, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39192

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7920

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
Google Android

Software vendor:
Google

Description

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

mediaserver in Android 2.2 through 5.x before 5.1 allows attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-7921.

Install update from vendor's website.