Description
The Android browser in Android before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to obtain SD card contents via crafted content:// URIs, related to (1) BrowserActivity.java and (2) BrowserSettings.java in com/android/browser/.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Android Content Provider File Disclosure
auxiliary/gather/android_htmlfileprovider
Exploit-DB 1
- Google Android - 'content://' URI Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities EDB-18164 · webapps · Nov 28, 2011
GitHub 1 repository
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thomascannon/android-cve-2010-4804 ★ 8 · Feb 6, 2014
Android Data Stealing Vulnerability
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 48256 vdb-entry
- http://www.slashgear.com/android-data-theft-exploit-to-be-plugged-in-gingerbread-video-24116054/
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=604a598e1e01bda781600a45e0a971898a582666
- http://thomascannon.net/blog/2010/11/android-data-stealing-vulnerability/
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f440831d76817e837164ca18c7705e81d2391f87
- http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/faculty/jiang/nexuss.html