Adobe Reader Mobile Android JavaScript bridge RCE — CVE-2014-0514

CVE_2014_0514

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What it means

PDF JavaScript reaches Android Java reflection through the Reader Mobile JavaScript bridge, obtains java.lang.Runtime, and loads an Android native/stage payload.

Why it fires

CVE-2014-0514 is an Adobe Reader Mobile for Android JavaScript API restriction bypass that allows crafted PDFs to execute arbitrary code. Exploit PDFs use Java reflection exposed through the Android JavaScript bridge to call java.lang.Runtime, write payload files under /data/data, chmod them, and load a native/Dalvik stage such as an Android Meterpreter payload.

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