CVE-2014-9979
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is...
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is uninitialized in a TrustZone system call potentially leading to the compromise of secure memory.
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
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is uninitialized in a TrustZone system call potentially leading to the compromise of secure memory.
- Record
CVE-2014-9979- 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
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is uninitialized in a TrustZone system call potentially leading to the compromise of secure memory.
- Record
CVE-2014-9979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9783 No score
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is uninitialized in a TrustZone system call potentially leading to the compromise of secure memory.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9783- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-675w-v7h4-pr55
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is...
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is uninitialized in a TrustZone system call potentially leading to the compromise of secure memory.
- Record
GHSA-675w-v7h4-pr55- 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-2014-9979 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published August 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.