CVE-2015-9169 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.5 Published Updated

A buffer over-read in Qualcomm QSEE apps allows attackers to leak confidential information from Snapdragon devices.

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-2015-9169?

CVE-2015-9169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w 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 and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, and SD 810, buffer over-read in QSEE app may cause confidential information to be leaked.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9169?

It affects 16 products.

Products include Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-9169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9p6-v528-4wm3.

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