# CVE-2014-8609: The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2014-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7
- https://github.com/MazX0p/CVE-2014-8609-POC
- https://github.com/locisvv/Vulnerable-CVE-2014-8609
- https://github.com/ratiros01/CVE-2014-8609-exploit

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