CVE-2014-9799 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Qualcomm components in Android on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, specifically due to a missing compiler option (-fno-strict-overflow) in the makefile. This omission could enable attackers to achieve privilege escalation through a crafted application that exploits incorrect compiler optimization of integer-overflow protection. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant 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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