Medium severity · published Apr 18, 2018
CVE-2015-9218
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,…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 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, when processing bad HEVC clips, the DPB fills, and with no error handling for DPB being full, a hang occurs.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MF
Msm8909w Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S2
SD 205 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S2
SD 210 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S2
SD 212 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 400 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 410 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 412 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 425 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 427 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 430 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 435 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
S4
SD 450 Firmware · Qualcomm
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9218
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9218
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
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