CVE-2014-9966 Race condition in All Qualcomm products
A race condition in Android's Secure Display allows attackers to bypass security controls, affecting Qualcomm devices running Android.
- 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-2014-9966?
CVE-2014-9966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jun 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
In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability exists in Secure Display.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x73-q2w4-9wrc.