VDB-88909 · CVE-2014-9788 · BID 91628

Google Android prior 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 Qualcomm memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android on Nexus 5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Qualcomm. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9788. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflow in the voice drivers in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28573112 and Qualcomm internal bug CR548872.

The weakness was shared 07/06/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - July 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9788 since 05/31/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 2016-07-05 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 91628†). The entries VDB-88897, VDB-88898, VDB-88899 and VDB-88900 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Android 2016-07-05
Patch: source.codeaurora.org

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05/31/2016 🔍
07/06/2016 +36 days 🔍
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07/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2022 +2243 days 🔍

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Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - July 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88909
SecurityFocus: 91628 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Components Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2016 11:00
Updated: 09/01/2022 10:34
Changes: 07/11/2016 11:00 (56), 02/21/2019 13:24 (13), 09/01/2022 10:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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