CVE-2014-8609

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8609
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-15 18:59:18 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android 4.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.3 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.4 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.1.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.2.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.3 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.4 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.4.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.4.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.4.3 All All All
Operating System Google Android All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: CVE-2014-8609 Android Settings application privilege leakage vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
CVE-2014-8609 Android Settings application privilege leakage vulnerability | 百度安全攻防实验室 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xteam.baidu.com Exploit
Android Settings Pendingintent Leak ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7 - platform/packages/apps/Settings - Git at Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 android.googlesource.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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