Description
The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824.
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.
GitHub 3 repositories
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ratiros01/CVE-2014-8609-exploit ★ 0 · May 16, 2022
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MazX0p/CVE-2014-8609-POC ★ 0 · Jul 17, 2021
pendingintent vulnerability
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locisvv/Vulnerable-CVE-2014-8609 ★ 0 · Apr 7, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158
- 20141126 CVE-2014-8609 Android Settings application privilege leakage vulnerability mailing-list
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7