Vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w
CVE-2015-9222
In 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, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, and Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, processing erroneous bitstreams may result in a HW freeze. FW should detect the HW freeze based on watchdog timer, but because the watchdog timer is not enabled, an infinite loop occurs, resulting in a device freeze.
EPSS: 0.044 (90.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@qualcomm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@qualcomm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-9222?
- CVE-2015-9222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2015-9222?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-9222 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.