# CVE-2014-9902: 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) device

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/prima/commit/?id=3b1c44a3a7129dc25abe2c23543f6f66c59e8f50
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92223

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