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 to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-12-15T17:27:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:26:02.504Z

Reserved: 2014-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8609

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2014-12-15T18:59:18.067

Modified: 2014-12-16T18:15:13.620

Link: CVE-2014-8609

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