CVE-2014-7951

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.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile

Published

2020-02-20

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813

Security advisories

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry