Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devic…

published 2016-08-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9707

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.5%; EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits: 0; none known

Buffer overflow in CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/dot11f.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Information Element (IE) in an 802.11 management frame, aka Android internal bug 28668638 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR553937 and CR553941.

Patch / fix

links 1

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/prima/commit/… commit

Exploit prediction

2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

source.codeaurora.org /quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/prima/commit/?id=3b1c44a3a7129dc25abe2c23543f6f66c59e8f50
issue-tracking, patch
source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/92223
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-9902
NVD CVE-2014-9902

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Summary