CVE-2013-6774 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain elevated privileges on Android devices by exploiting an untrusted search path in Superuser applications via a crafted environment variable.
- 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-2013-6774?
CVE-2013-6774 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the ChainsDD Superuser package 3.1.3 for Android 4.2.x and earlier, CyanogenMod/ClockWorkMod/Koush Superuser package 1.0.2.1 for Android 4.2.x and earlier, and Chainfire SuperSU package before 1.69 for Android 4.2.x and earlier allows attackers to load an arbitrary .jar file and gain privileges via a crafted BOOTCLASSPATH environment variable for a /system/xbin/su process. NOTE: another researcher was unable to reproduce this with ChainsDD Superuser.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6774?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Androidsu Chainsdd Superuser, Chainfire Supersu, Koushik Dutta Superuser.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6774?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-6774 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6774 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrxj-82j8-48xr.