CVE-2014-9902 Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) device

What is CVE-2014-9902?

CVE-2014-9902 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Aug 2016.

Official description

Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9902?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9902 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-9902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7w58-xjhm-qqxq.