CVE-2015-9218: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear 7PK - Errors

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-9218 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) 7PK - Errors vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-04-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-3887PK - ErrorsThis category represents one of the phyla in the Seven Pernicious Kingdoms vulnerability classification. It includes weaknesses that occur when an application does not properly handle errors that occur during processing. According to the authors of the Seven Pernicious Kingdoms, "Errors and error handling represent a class of API. Errors related to error handling are so common that they deserve a special kingdom of their own. As with 'API Abuse,' there are two ways to introduce an error-related security vulnerability: the most common one is handling errors poorly (or not at all). The second is producing errors that either give out too much information (to possible attackers) or are difficult to handle."