What is CVE-2014-9909?

CVE-2014-9909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2014-9909?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2014-9909

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31676542. References: B-RB#26684.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9909?: CVE-2014-9909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2014-9909?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.