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CVE-2014-9778 Detail

Description

The vid_dec_set_h264_mv_buffers function in drivers/video/msm/vidc/common/dec/vdec.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate the number of buffers, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28598515 and Qualcomm internal bug CR563694.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html Vendor Advisory 
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91628
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91628
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=af85054aa6a1bcd38be2354921f2f80aef1440e5
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=af85054aa6a1bcd38be2354921f2f80aef1440e5

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9778
NVD Published Date:
07/10/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)