TI-2014-06616 Aliases CVE-2014-7953 GHSA-c97p-79cx-vqh9

Race condition in the bindBackupAgent method in the ActivityManagerService in Android…

LOW 31CWE-362Published 2017-07-07 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Race condition in the bindBackupAgent method in the ActivityManagerService in Android 4.4.4 allows local users with adb shell access to execute arbitrary code or any valid package as system by running "pm install" with the target apk, and simultaneously running a crafted script to process logcat's output looking for a dexopt line, which once found should execute bindBackupAgent with the uid member of the ApplicationInfo parameter set to 1000.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00332 26th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:::::::*	4.4.4	Vulnerable	Google

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.4 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7953
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c97p-79cx-vqh9

References

Advisory 1

20150417 CVE-2014-7953 Android backup agent code execution

Other 1

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/a8f6d1b%5E%21/

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Sources

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