CVE-2014-9777 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges via a crafted application due to missing buffer count validation in the Qualcomm video decoder component of Android.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-9777?
CVE-2014-9777 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The vid_dec_set_meta_buffers function in drivers/video/msm/vidc/common/dec/vdec.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate the number of buffers, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28598501 and Qualcomm internal bug CR563654.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9777?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9777?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-9777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjcw-wx5g-3w8g.