CVE-2014-0997

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-19

Description

WiFiMonitor in Android 4.4.4 as used in the Nexus 5 and 4, Android 4.2.2 as used in the LG D806, Android 4.2.2 as used in the Samsung SM-T310, Android 4.1.2 as used in the Motorola RAZR HD, and potentially other unspecified Android releases before 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 does not properly handle exceptions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted 802.11 probe response frame.

Affected products

Android: 4.4.4, 4.2.2, 4.1.2

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130107/Android-WiFi-Direct-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/104
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534544/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72311
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/android-wifi-direct-denial-service
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35913/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130107/Android-WiFi-Direct-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/104
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534544/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72311
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/android-wifi-direct-denial-service
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35913/

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