CVE-2014-7911 Deserialization in n/a

What is CVE-2014-7911?

CVE-2014-7911 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 15 Dec 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

luni/src/main/java/java/io/ObjectInputStream.java in the java.io.ObjectInputStream implementation in Android before 5.0.0 does not verify that deserialization will result in an object that met the requirements for serialization, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted finalize method for a serialized object in an ArrayMap Parcel within an intent sent to system_service, as demonstrated by the finalize method of android.os.BinderProxy, aka Bug 15874291.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7911?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2014-7911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xr6p-g44x-qcxm.