CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-9800

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer overflow in lib/heap/heap.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before July 5, 2016, on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update devices to the latest version of Android to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Integer overflow in lib/heap/heap.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28822150 and Qualcomm internal bug CR692478.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS