CVE-2014-9796 describes a critical vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader component (app/aboot/aboot.c) of Android on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, allowing attackers to bypass access restrictions by crafting a malicious boot image. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if a user is tricked into loading a crafted image. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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