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CVE-2019-14220

An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read

Published

2019-09-24T21:15:10.177

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:26:13.543

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-269

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	bluestacks	bluestacks	≤ 4.120	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No
Application	bluestacks	bluestacks	≤ 4.110	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	-	No

References

https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)