CVE-2014-9986 is a memory overread vulnerability affecting various Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile, automobile, and wear platforms running Android before the April 5, 2018 security patch. The flaw resides in the playready_licacq_process_response() function, where insufficient validation of the 'cbResponse' value, controlled by the HLOS, can lead to an out-of-bounds read if an excessively large length is provided. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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