CVE-2014-8609
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.
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 51% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- google:android
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html