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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=b05eed2491a098bf627ac485a5b43d2f4fae2484
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=b05eed2491a098bf627ac485a5b43d2f4fae2484
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.