Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MSM8974, lack of length checking in OEMCrypto_DeriveKeysFromSessionKey() could lead to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01354 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm | Snapdragon Mobile | MSM8974 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Snapdragon Mobile VendorQualcomm Affected MSM8974 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9179
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpm8-574h-3525
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-9179 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-9179 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xpm8-574h-3525 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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