Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-7951

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4 allows physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to write to arbitrary files owned by system via a .. (dot dot) in the tar archive headers.

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Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Android/Android debug bridgedescription
Google/Android Debug Bridgellm-create
Range: 4.0.4
Android X86/android-x86llm-fuzzy
Range: 4.0.4

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/nvd

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