CVE-2014-9981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an overflow check in the USB interface was insufficient during boot.

Published: 2017-08-18

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Snapdragon Mobile

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`MDM9625, MDM9635M, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9785	In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an overflow check in the USB interface was insufficient during boot.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00964.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2017-08-18T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:16:49.761Z

Reserved: 2017-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9981

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-18T18:29:00.750

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:19:21.020

Link: CVE-2014-9981

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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