What is CVE-2014-9863?

CVE-2014-9863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2014-9863?

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

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2014-9863

Integer underflow in the diag driver in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28768146 and Qualcomm internal bug CR549470.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th 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-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9863?: CVE-2014-9863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2014-9863?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.