CVE-2014-9933 Missing authorization in All Qualcomm Products
Missing input validation in the Android Linux kernel allows the High-Level Operating System to write to restricted fuses, bypassing security controls.
- 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-2014-9933?
CVE-2014-9933 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 May 2017. 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
Due to missing input validation in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, HLOS can write to fuses for which it should not have access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9933?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9933?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-9933 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9933 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2rx-mhwj-8rc7.