CVE-2014-8609 describes a vulnerability in the Android Settings application (before version 5.0.0) where the addAccount method improperly creates a PendingIntent. This flaw allows a malicious third-party authenticator within a crafted application to broadcast an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information using the SYSTEM user ID. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this local vulnerability (AV:L) has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C) with low attack complexity (AC:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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