CVE-2024-40672

Published: Jan 28, 2025Modified: Apr 18, 2025

8.4

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

In onCreate of ChooserActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected (4)

Products: Google: Android

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	Version 12.0
Google Android	Version 12.1
Google Android	Version 13.0
Google Android	Version 14.0

Related CWEs

Improper Preservation of Permissions

The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

References (2)

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/IntentResolver/+/ccd29124d0d2276a3071c0418c14dec188cd3727

Source: security@android.com

Product

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-10-01

Source: security@android.com

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