Local Privilege Escalation in Motorola Defy XT on Android
CVE-2013-4777

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Android
Defy Xt
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 September 2013

What is CVE-2013-4777?

The vulnerability arises from a misconfiguration in Android 2.3.7 on the Motorola Defy XT phone, which creates a listening socket for shell commands. This setup allows local users to exploit the LocalSocket interface to gain elevated privileges, potentially compromising the security of the device.

References

https://plus.google.com/110348415484169880343/posts/5ofgP...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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CVE-2013-4777 : Local Privilege Escalation in Motorola Defy XT on Android