CVE-2014-9886 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges on Nexus devices via a crafted application due to improper input validation in Qualcomm ultrasound components.
- 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-2014-9886?
CVE-2014-9886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Aug 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
arch/arm/mach-msm/qdsp6v2/ultrasound/usf.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not properly validate input parameters, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28815575 and Qualcomm internal bug CR555030.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9886?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h73c-366v-c3f5.