Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Qualcomm Products using Android
CVE-2014-9973

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Qualcomm
Status
All Qualcomm Products
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2017

What is CVE-2014-9973?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in all Qualcomm products utilizing Android releases from CAF. This flaw stems from the inadequate validation of buffer lengths within a PlayReady DRM routine, which could potentially allow attackers to exploit the vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access or arbitrary code execution.

Affected Version(s)

All Qualcomm products All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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