CVE-2014-8889

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Published Sep 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 5.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 5.8% (5.829% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 25, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM
Reserved: Nov 14, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 26, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

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