# CVE-2014-8889: Dropbox SDK for Android before 1.6.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted malware or via a drive-by down

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Dropbox SDK for Android before 1.6.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted malware or via a drive-by download attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73035
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534843/100/1500/threaded
- https://securityintelligence.com/droppedin-remotely-exploitable-vulnerability-in-the-dropbox-sdk-for-android/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130767/Dropbox-SDK-For-Android-Remote-Exploitation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/61

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