# CVE-2015-9123: Information disclosure in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, Small Cell SoC

> Compiler optimization may remove AES key zeroization code, potentially exposing sensitive cryptographic keys on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3h9r-r36w-hp6m

## What is CVE-2015-9123?

CVE-2015-9123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq4019 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 Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, and Small Cell SoC FSM9055, IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 600, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, code to zeroize AES key could be compiled out by compiler which could potentially result in information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9123?

It affects 37 products.


Products: Qualcomm Fsm9055 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 412 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware and 17 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-9123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-9123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware

- [CVE-2014-10052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10052/): Information disclosure in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, Small Cell SoC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9138/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, Small Cell SoC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9196/): Privilege escalation in Snapdragon Mobile, Small Cell SoC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9224/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, Small Cell SoC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10412/): Integer overflow in Small Cell SoC , Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-9123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-9123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq4019 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-2015-9123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ipq4019 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-2015-9123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9123/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-9123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.