CVE-2015-8999 Memory corruption in All Qualcomm Products
A buffer overflow in Android's TrustZone allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a malicious ELF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8999?
CVE-2015-8999 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In TrustZone a buffer overflow vulnerability can potentially occur in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel while loading an ELF file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-8999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f43-h65g-q639.