CVE-2014-7951 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 64)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.08% — more likely to be exploited than 64% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| android |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ADB - Backup Archive File Overwrite Directory Traversal | 2015-04-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/#F0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/#F0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/
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