CVE-2013-4777 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges on specific Android devices by interacting with a socket created by init in a non-default configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4777?
CVE-2013-4777 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 25 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A certain configuration of Android 2.3.7 on the Motorola Defy XT phone for Republic Wireless uses init to create a /dev/socket/init_runit socket that listens for shell commands, which allows local users to gain privileges by interacting with a LocalSocket object.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4777?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Motorola Defy Xt.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4777?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-4777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh6r-59h6-h73r.