Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2014-7920
Published: April 13, 2017 / Updated: September 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39192
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7920
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7920
Install update from vendor's website.