What is CVE-2014-9798?

CVE-2014-9798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2014-9798?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2014-9798

platform/msm_shared/dev_tree.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not check the relationship between tags addresses and aboot addresses, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (OS outage) via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28821448 and Qualcomm internal bug CR681965.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9798?: CVE-2014-9798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2014-9798?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.