CVE-2015-9222

high-risk
Published 2018-04-18

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 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, and Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, processing erroneous bitstreams may result in a HW freeze. FW should detect the HW freeze based on watchdog timer, but because the watchdog timer is not enabled, an infinite loop occurs, resulting in a device freeze.

Do I need to act?

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19.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 81% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
39739
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Qualcomm

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
Vendor Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39739/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
Vendor Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39739/
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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 21/34 · High