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CVE-2014-9998

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, IPQ8064, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, QCA4531, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379, QCA9558, QCA9880, QCA9886, QCA9980, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 625, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, and SDX20, while processing firmware image signature, the internal buffer may overflow if the firmware signature size is large.

Affected products

• Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Ipq8064 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9635M Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca4531 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6174A Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6574Au Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6584 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca6584Au Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9377 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9378 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9379 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9558 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9880 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9886 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qca9980 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 808 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 810 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sdx20 Firmware: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01

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