Description
An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read
Published: 2019-09-24
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-5467 An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read
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Bluestacks Bluestacks
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T00:12:43.502Z

Reserved: 2019-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-14220

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-24T21:15:10.177

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:26:13.543

Link: CVE-2019-14220

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