# CVE-2015-9215: Null dereference in Snapdragon Mobile

> A null pointer dereference in the USB bootloader allows attackers to cause a denial of service on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rqvh-hqq5-qp78

## What is CVE-2015-9215?

CVE-2015-9215 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9615 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 MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, and SD 810, improper input validation can cause a null pointer dereference in USB bootloader find_ep() function.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9215?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 810 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-9215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-9215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware

- [CVE-2014-10046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10046/): Use after free in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-10057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10057/): Misconfiguration in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-10059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10059/): Missing authorization in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9118/): Integer overflow in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9223/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-9215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-9215 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9615 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-2015-9215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9615 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-2015-9215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9215/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-9215

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9215/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.