CVE-2014-7954
Directory traversal vulnerability in the doSendObjectInfo method in frameworks/av/media/mtp/MtpServer.cpp in Android 4.4.4 allows physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to upload files outside of the sdcard…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the doSendObjectInfo method in frameworks/av/media/mtp/MtpServer.cpp in Android 4.4.4 allows physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to upload files outside of the sdcard via a .. (dot dot) in a name parameter of an MTP request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131509/Android-4.4-MTP-Path-Traversal.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/50Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535294/100/1100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74210Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131509/Android-4.4-MTP-Path-Traversal.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/50Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535294/100/1100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74210Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.