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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8609 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-15T18:59:18.067

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	≤ 4.4.4	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.0	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.0.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.0.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.0.3	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.0.4	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.1.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.2.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.2.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.3	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.3.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.4	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.4.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.4.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	4.4.3	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81 Exploit ([email protected])
http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158 Exploit ([email protected])
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.