PT-2016-2605 · Qualcomm+1 · Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver+1

Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2014-9901

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-08-05

Description The issue is related to the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android, which makes incorrect snprintf calls. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a device hang or reboot, via crafted frames.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-08-05, update the operating system to a version released after 2016-08-05 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01997

CVE-2014-9901

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver

References · 8

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9901 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/prima/commit/?id=637f0f7931dd7265ac1c250dc2884d6389c66bde · Patch
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9901 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9901 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01997 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9901 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92247 · Note