CVE-2014-9902

Critical

Published: 05/08/2016(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element in an 802.11 management frame.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the device, posing a serious threat to user data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to a version after 2016-08-05 to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor devices for unauthorized activity.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.