CVE-2013-3666 Command injection in n/a

What is CVE-2013-3666?

CVE-2013-3666 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 29 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The LG Hidden Menu component for Android on the LG Optimus G E973 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by entering USB Debugging mode, using Android Debug Bridge (adb) to establish a USB connection, dialing 3845#*973#, modifying the WLAN Test Wi-Fi Ping Test/User Command tcpdump command string, and pressing the CANCEL button.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3666?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Android, Lg Optimus G E973.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3666?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2013-3666 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3666 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-27c5-9h5g-f9v9.