What is CVE-2015-8593?

CVE-2015-8593 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-8593?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2015-8593

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in 1x call processing.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile, Wear — versions MDM9607, MDM9635M, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 (Vendor Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8593?: CVE-2015-8593 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-8593?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.