CVE-2013-6768 (GCVE-0-2013-6768)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-03-30 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:46
VLAI
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CyanogenMod/ClockWorkMod/Koush Superuser package 1.0.2.1 for Android 4.2.x and earlier allows attackers to trigger the launch of a Trojan horse app_process program via a crafted PATH environment variable for a /system/xbin/su process.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/529796 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2013-11-13 00:00
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