# CVE-2014-7951: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4 allows physically proximate attackers with a direct

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2020-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131510/ADB-Backup-Traversal-File-Overwrite.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/51
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74211
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7bc601d%5E%21/#F0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36813

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