CVE-2015-9179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MSM8974, lack of length checking in OEMCrypto_DeriveKeysFromSessionKey() could lead to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Published: 2018-04-18

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Snapdragon Mobile

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`MSM8974`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8974_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8974:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-9032	In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MSM8974, lack of length checking in OEMCrypto_DeriveKeysFromSessionKey() could lead to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01354.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01

History

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Subscriptions

Qualcomm Msm8974 Msm8974 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2018-04-18T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:30:57.691Z

Reserved: 2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-9179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-18T14:29:06.777

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:35:57.480

Link: CVE-2015-9179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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