CVE-2014-9873
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before...
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28750726 and Qualcomm internal bug CR556860.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28750726 and Qualcomm internal bug CR556860.
- Record
CVE-2014-9873- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28750726 and Qualcomm internal bug CR556860.
- Record
CVE-2014-9873- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9678 No score
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28750726 and Qualcomm internal bug CR556860.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9678- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w355-c8vw-rxfj
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before...
Integer underflow in drivers/char/diag/diag_dci.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28750726 and Qualcomm internal bug CR556860.
- Record
GHSA-w355-c8vw-rxfj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9873 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published August 6, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.