CVE-2014-9952 Auth bypass in All Qualcomm products

High 7.8 Published Updated

A capture-replay vulnerability in the Android Secure File System allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-9952?

CVE-2014-9952 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jun 2017. 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

In the Secure File System in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a capture-replay vulnerability could potentially exist.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9952?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9952?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9952 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2014-9952 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6fww-f84w-v8jg.

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