CVE-2015-9176 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can access secure memory addresses due to improper input validation in OEMCrypto_Generic_Sign, potentially exposing sensitive data.

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-2015-9176?

CVE-2015-9176 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 Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, and SD 850, Input_address is registered as a shared buffer and is not properly checked before use in OEMCrypto_Generic_Sign(). This allows addresses to be accessed that reside in secure/CP memory.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9176?

It affects 27 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware and 21 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-9176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5jf2-jg34-fjx5.

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