CVE-2015-9048 Denial of service in All Qualcomm products

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service by exploiting improper handling of lost RTP packets in Qualcomm Android kernels.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-9048?

CVE-2015-9048 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a vulnerability exists in the processing of lost RTP packets.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9048?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-9048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wq98-2gx5-4gfp.

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