Integer signedness error in system/core/adb/adb_client.c in Android Debug Bridge (ADB)…
Priority LOW 37CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer signedness error in system/core/adb/adb_client.c in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) for Android 4.4 in the Android SDK Platform Tools 18.0.1 allows ADB servers to execute arbitrary code via a negative length value, which bypasses a signed comparison and triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02061 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_debug_bridge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_sdk_platform_tools:18.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_debug_bridge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_sdk_platform_tools:18.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1909
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58c5-6h84-hwh5
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-1909 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1909 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58c5-6h84-hwh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-1909 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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