7.8
HIGH
CVE-2014-9888
Qualcomm Android Executable DMA Mapping Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9888 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google nexus_7
2 Google nexus_5
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9888 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:google:nexus_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:google:nexus_5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9888 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9888 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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