CVE-2014-9908 Denial of service in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can block Bluetooth access on Android devices, causing a denial of service for legitimate users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-9908?

CVE-2014-9908 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in Google Android 4.4.4, 5.0.2, and 5.1.1, which allows malicious users to block Bluetooh access (Android Bug ID A-28672558).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9908?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9908?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2014-9908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h7c-5vqg-437p.

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