# CVE-2015-9112: Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile

> Lack of input validation in Qualcomm QSEE allows buffer overflows, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation on affected Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j22w-747f-f8cf

## What is CVE-2015-9112?

CVE-2015-9112 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile MDM9625, SD 400, SD 800, SD 820, and SD 820A, lack of input validation in QSEE can cause potential buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9112?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 800 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-9112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-9112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware

- [CVE-2014-10039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10039/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9108/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9109/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9111/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9113/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-9112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-9112 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-9112

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