| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Google Android and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Boot. The manipulation results in initialization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-9942. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Boot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
In Boot in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability could potentially exist.
The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was shared 06/06/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9942 since 03/28/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98243†). The entries VDB-100815, VDB-101104, VDB-101105 and VDB-101106 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: InitializationCWE: CWE-665
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/28/2017 🔍05/01/2017 🔍
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06/06/2017 🔍
06/06/2017 🔍
06/07/2017 🔍
10/13/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2014-9942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101994
SecurityFocus: 98243 - Google Android Qualcomm Components CVE-2014-9942 Unspecified Security Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 06/07/2017 08:29Updated: 10/13/2019 21:10
Changes: 06/07/2017 08:29 (62), 10/13/2019 21:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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