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Improper Access Control

CVE-2014-9865

High
7.8/10

Summary

drivers/misc/qseecom.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not properly restrict user-space input, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28748271 and Qualcomm internal bug CR550013.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published