CVE-2014-9901
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect...
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via crafted frames, aka Android internal bug 28670333 and Qualcomm internal bug CR548711.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via crafted frames, aka Android internal bug 28670333 and Qualcomm internal bug CR548711.
- Record
CVE-2014-9901- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via crafted frames, aka Android internal bug 28670333 and Qualcomm internal bug CR548711.
- Record
CVE-2014-9901- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9706 No score
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via crafted frames, aka Android internal bug 28670333 and Qualcomm internal bug CR548711.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9706- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86gw-wxrf-wxhm
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect...
The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices makes incorrect snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via crafted frames, aka Android internal bug 28670333 and Qualcomm internal bug CR548711.
- Record
GHSA-86gw-wxrf-wxhm- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2014-9901 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published August 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.