CVE-2014-10043
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, and SD 800, while reading PlayReady rights string information from command buffer (which is sent from non-secure side), if length of rights string is very large, a buffer over read occurs, exposing TZ App memory to non-secure side.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA buffer over-read vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets (MSM8909W, SD 210/212/205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 800) allows a non-secure side attacker to read TrustZone (TZ) App memory by sending a specially crafted command buffer with an excessively large PlayReady rights string length.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the chipset modelCheck the device specifications or use system information commands (e.g., 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' on Android, or check 'Settings > About Phone' for chipset details)Affected if The chipset is one of: MSM8909W, SD 210, SD 212, SD 205, SD 400, SD 410, SD 412, or SD 800
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Verify PlayReady is enabledCheck if the device has PlayReady DRM software component active. This is typically found in the device's DRM configuration or media software settings.Affected if PlayReady DRM is enabled on the device (the vulnerability occurs in PlayReady rights string processing)
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Check the Android security patch levelGo to 'Settings > About Phone > Software Information' and look at the 'Security patch level' field, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADBAffected if The security patch level is earlier than April 5, 2018 (devices with earlier patches are likely vulnerable)
The device is affected if it uses one of the listed Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets (MSM8909W, SD 210/212/205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 800), has PlayReady DRM enabled, and has not received the Android security patch released on or after 2018-04-05.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Android security patch level released on 2018-04-05 or later for affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices, which includes the fix for this buffer over-read in PlayReady rights string processing.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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