Master Key Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution in Android 1.6 Donut through 4.2 Jelly Bean

CVE-2013-4787 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Android 1.6 Donut through 4.2 Jelly Bean does not properly check cryptographic signatures for applications, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an application package file (APK) that is modified in a way that does not violate the cryptographic signature, probably involving multiple entries in a Zip file with the same name in which one entry is validated but the other entry is installed, aka Android security bug 8219321 and the "Master Key" vulnerability.

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