Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2014-8610
Published: December 15, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41009
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8610
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
AndroidManifest.xml in Android before 5.0.0 does not require the SEND_SMS permission for the SmsReceiver receiver, which allows attackers to send stored SMS messages, and consequently transmit arbitrary new draft SMS messages or trigger additional per-message charges from a network operator for old messages, via a crafted application that broadcasts an intent with the com.android.mms.transaction.MESSAGE_SENT action, aka Bug 17671795.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8610
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129282/Android-SMS-Resend.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/85
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=164
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Mms/+/008d6202fca4002a7dfe333f22377faa73585c67
- https://github.com/joswr1ght/drozer-modules/blob/master/whfs/smsdraftsend.py