What is CVE-2014-9971?

CVE-2014-9971 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2014-9971?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2014-9971

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, disabling asserts causes an instruction inside of an assert to not be executed resulting in incorrect control flow.

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

Published 2017-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile — versions MDM9635M, SD 835

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 (Vendor Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9971?: CVE-2014-9971 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2014-9971?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.