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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0997 · published 26 September 2017

CVE-2014-0997: Google android vulnerability

Google · Android

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 6.4% · top 6.6% CWE-19 · CWE-19
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 8 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130107/Android-WiFi-Direct-Denial-Of-Service.html ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/104 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534544/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72311 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/android-wifi-direct-denial-service ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35913/ ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130107/Android-WiFi-Direct-Denial-Of-Service.html ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/104 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534544/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72311 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/android-wifi-direct-denial-service ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35913/ ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0997), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.