CVE-2014-7920 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2014-7920?

CVE-2014-7920 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mediaserver in Android 2.2 through 5.x before 5.1 allows attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-7921.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7920?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7920?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-7920 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4qf9-p92c-9796.