What is CVE-2014-9795?

CVE-2014-9795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2014-9795?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2014-9795

app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted start and size values, aka Android internal bug 28820720 and Qualcomm internal bug CR681957, a related issue to CVE-2014-4325.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

References

security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9795?: CVE-2014-9795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2014-9795?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.