CVE-2014-7953 | BDVDB-2026-87357 Detail

Description#

Race condition in the bindBackupAgent method in the ActivityManagerService in Android 4.4.4 allows local users with adb shell access to execute arbitrary code or any valid package as system by running "pm install" with the target apk, and simultaneously running a crafted script to process logcat's output looking for a dexopt line, which once found should execute bindBackupAgent with the uid member of the ApplicationInfo parameter set to 1000.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/a8f6d1b%5E%21/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535296/100/1100/threaded
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/52
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74213

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-07-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.