6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-14220
BlueStacks System File Read Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 8, 2021, 5:22 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-14220 has a 4 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-2019-14220 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 Bluestacks bluestacks
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2019-14220.

URL Resource
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions Patch Vendor Advisory

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).

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developer3000S/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 7 months ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.
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hectorgie/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.
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0xT11/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.
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seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14220

Arbitrary file read in BlueStacks

android-emulator cve cve-2019-14220 security advisory exploit

Java

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 30, 2019, 12:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-14220 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-14220 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-269
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes No Types Assigned https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions No Types Assigned https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.120 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.110 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-14220 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-14220 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.10264

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