CVE-2014-9891
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CVE-2014-9891 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. drivers/misc/qseecom.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not validate certain buffer addresses, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 28749283 and Qualcomm internal bug CR550061.. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
drivers/misc/qseecom.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not validate certain buffer addresses, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 28749283 and Qualcomm internal bug CR550061.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | <= 6.0.1 |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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