CVE-2015-9140 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, Small Cell SoC

High 7.5 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Unauthorized memory access in the online memory dump feature allows attackers to read sensitive data from Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs.

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-2015-9140?

CVE-2015-9140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 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, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 600, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, and SDX20, unauthorized memory access possible in online memory dump feature.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9140?

It affects 27 products.

Products include Qualcomm Fsm9055 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware and 21 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-9140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8fg-2hrp-wjjx.