CVE-2015-4641 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via directory traversal in SwiftKey language pack updates on Samsung devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4641?
CVE-2015-4641 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices allows remote web servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, by leveraging control of the skslm.swiftkey.net domain name and providing a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a ZIP archive, as demonstrated by a traversal to the /data/dalvik-cache directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4641?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Swiftkey Swiftkey Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4641?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-4641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89p8-prmx-639j.