01 Record
CVE-2014-8609
The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-12-15 17:27Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c3b0e2cb2d256257ca6aceb90cd7fb31825cb4f5c7db08dbeb17f7209cda02d8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html
- xteam.baidu.comhttp://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158
- seclists.org20141126 CVE-2014-8609 Android Settings application privilege leakage vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81
- android.googlesource.comhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7