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CVE-2014-9798
platform/msm_shared/dev_tree.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not check the relationship…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.36%
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- google_android
Description
platform/msm_shared/dev_tree.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not check the relationship between tags addresses and aboot addresses, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (OS outage) via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28821448 and Qualcomm internal bug CR681965.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=b05eed2491a098bf627ac485a5b43d2f4fae2484 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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