CVE-2014-9902
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android...
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.
- Record
CVE-2014-9902- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.
- Record
CVE-2014-9902- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9707 No score
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9707- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w58-xjhm-qqxq
9.8
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android...
Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.
- Record
GHSA-7w58-xjhm-qqxq- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2014-9902 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 2.52%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.