PT-2017-6118 · Google · Android

Published 2017-07-07 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2014-7954

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android version 4.4.4

Description: A directory traversal issue exists in the doSendObjectInfo method in frameworks/av/media/mtp/MtpServer.cpp, allowing physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to upload files outside of the sdcard. This is achieved by including a .. (dot dot) in a name parameter of an MTP request.

Recommendations: For Android version 4.4.4, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-7954

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7954 · Security Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/50 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131509/Android-4.4-MTP-Path-Traversal.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/74210 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/535294/100/1100/threaded · Note