CVE-2014-1670 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Microsoft Bing application before 4.2.1 for Android allows remote attackers to install arbitrary APK files via vectors involving a crafted DNS response.

Published: 2014-01-25

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 29.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:bing:*:-:-:*:-:android:*:*

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Remediation

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.29233.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.trustlook.com/2014/01/23/trustlook-reported-microsofts-first-ever-android-vulnerability/
http://osvdb.org/102575
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65128
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j1RKtTxZ3k
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90977
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.bing

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Bing

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-01-25T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:10.712Z

Reserved: 2014-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1670

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-01-25T16:55:03.237

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2014-1670

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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