CVE-2014-7951
MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2020 at 03:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
MEDIUM4.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/#F0x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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