4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-7951
Android adb Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4 allows physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to write to arbitrary files owned by system via a .. (dot dot) in the tar archive headers.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-7951 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-7951 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-7951.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/#F0
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Just an attempt to adapt for Note 4, I do not know what I am doing.

Makefile C Assembly Shell Smali Java

Updated: 8 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 4, 2015, 12:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-7951 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/#F0 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E!/#F0
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E!/#F0 No Types Assigned https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E!/#F0 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.57 }} 0.11%

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0.77511

percentile

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