CVE-2014-8889 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-09-25

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 8.3% Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:dropbox_sdk:1.5.4:::::android::
	cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:dropbox_sdk:1.6.1:::::android::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-8716	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08256.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Dropbox Dropbox Sdk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-09-25T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:11.941Z

Reserved: 2014-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8889

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-26T01:29:00.350

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2014-8889

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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