What is CVE-2014-9872?

CVE-2014-9872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2014-9872?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2014-9872

The diag driver in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not ensure unique identifiers in a DCI client table, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28750155 and Qualcomm internal bug CR590721.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219 (vdb-entry)
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9872?: CVE-2014-9872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2014-9872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.