CVE-2014-9896 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can obtain sensitive information via a crafted application due to improper parameter validation in Qualcomm drivers on Android devices.
- 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-2014-9896?
CVE-2014-9896 is a medium-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
drivers/char/adsprpc.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not properly validate parameters and return values, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767593 and Qualcomm internal bug CR551795.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cwc7-jrcj-g7xc.