What is CVE-2015-8888?

CVE-2015-8888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2015-8888?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2015-8888

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted block count and block size of a sparse header, aka Android internal bug 28822465 and Qualcomm internal bug CR813933.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8888?: CVE-2015-8888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2015-8888?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.