# 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


- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7w58-xjhm-qqxq

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9902?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9902 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9902 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Aug 2016. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9902/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9902/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9902
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9902
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9902

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