CVE-2014-9972

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Published Aug 18, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, disabling asserts can potentially cause a NULL pointer dereference during an out-of-memory condition.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Snapdragon Mobile

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 800, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9776	In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, disabling asserts can potentially cause a NULL pointer dereference during an out-of-memory condition.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.033% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 6:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:07 PM
Reserved: May 30, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:19 AM

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