VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-9778

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-07-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The vid_dec_set_h264_mv_buffers function in drivers/video/msm/vidc/common/dec/vdec.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate the number of buffers, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28598515 and Qualcomm internal bug CR563694.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references