CVE-2015-9194 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Mobile
Attackers can access sensitive information from previous applications due to uninitialized memory in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware during module load.
- 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-2015-9194?
CVE-2015-9194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 205 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 SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 845, and Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, during module load at TZ Startup, memory statically allocated by modules was not being properly set to zero first. Allowing the module to execute without reset gives it access to information from previous app thus leading to information exposure.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9194?
It affects 15 products.
Products include Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 427 Firmware and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-9194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware
- CVE-2014-10056 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2015-9205 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
- CVE-2016-10407 Integer overflow in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2016-10458 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2016-10467 Weak cryptography in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j78m-f6x3-h86m.