CVE-2014-9981 is a critical vulnerability affecting all Qualcomm products running Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, stemming from an insufficient overflow check in the USB interface during boot. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it allows for unauthenticated remote exploitation with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.