CVE-2014-0997

Public Exploit

Description

WiFiMonitor in Android 4.4.4 as used in the Nexus 5 and 4, Android 4.2.2 as used in the LG D806, Android 4.2.2 as used in the Samsung SM-T310, Android 4.1.2 as used in the Motorola RAZR HD, and potentially other unspecified Android releases before 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 does not properly handle exceptions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted 802.11 probe response frame.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.26% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory coresecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130107/Android-WiFi-Direct-Denial-Of-Service.html vdb entry exploit third party advisory issue tracking
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/104 mailing list exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/android-wifi-direct-denial-service third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35913/ vdb entry exploit third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534544/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72311 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0997?
CVE-2014-0997 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0997?
To fix CVE-2014-0997, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0997 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0997 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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