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CVE-2014-9885

Format string vulnerability in drivers/thermal/qpnp-adc-tm.c in the Qualcomm com...

High CVSS 7.8

Overview

Format string vulnerability in drivers/thermal/qpnp-adc-tm.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that provides format string specifiers in a name, aka Android internal bug 28769959 and Qualcomm internal bug CR562261.

CWE: CWE-264 Published: 2016-08-06T10:59:28.230
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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