CVE-2014-9790

7.8 · HIGH

Published Jul 11, 2016 google CWE-264 EPSS 0.48% (40th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-9790 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google android. It was published on July 11, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate pointers used in read and write operations, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28769136 and Qualcomm internal bug CR545716.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update android to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
google	android	0	Affected

References

Ref source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/91628 Ref source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=6ed921bda8cbb505e8654dfc1095185b0bccc38e Ref source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit?id=9bc30c0d1832f7dd5b6fa10d5e48a29025176569 Ref source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/91628 Ref source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=6ed921bda8cbb505e8654dfc1095185b0bccc38e Ref source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit?id=9bc30c0d1832f7dd5b6fa10d5e48a29025176569

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9790?

CVE-2014-9790 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google android. It was published on July 11, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9790?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9790?

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