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CVE-2024-0014: In startInstall of UpdateFetcher.java, there is a possible way to trigger a malicious config update due to a logic error. This could lead to local...

7.8 CVSS

Description

In startInstall of UpdateFetcher.java, there is a possible way to trigger a malicious config update due to a logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-0014

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

Problem Types

Elevation of privilege

Affected Products

Vendor: Google

Product: Android

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.09% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 26.95% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-25 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: total

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0014
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-02-01

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