CVE-2014-9876
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5,...
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles certain integer values, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767796 and Qualcomm internal bug CR483408.
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
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles certain integer values, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767796 and Qualcomm internal bug CR483408.
- Record
CVE-2014-9876- 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-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles certain integer values, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767796 and Qualcomm internal bug CR483408.
- Record
CVE-2014-9876- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9681 No score
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles certain integer values, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767796 and Qualcomm internal bug CR483408.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9681- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vc65-p6qq-mmw9
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5,...
drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles certain integer values, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767796 and Qualcomm internal bug CR483408.
- Record
GHSA-vc65-p6qq-mmw9- 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-2014-9876 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 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.