Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2014-9789
The (1) alloc and (2) free APIs in arch/arm/mach-msm/qdsp6v2/msm_audio_ion.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices do not validate parameters, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749392 and Qualcomm internal bug CR556425.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91628 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9789?
- CVE-2014-9789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9789?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.