THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-7911
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-7911

Android vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
24.5%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Google
Affected product
Android
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2014-12-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 24.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-7911

  • Confirm whether Google Android is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-7911.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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