CVE-2015-9051 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a vulnerability exists in LTE where an assertion can be reached due to an improper bound on a length in a System Information message.

Published: 2017-08-18

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

All Qualcomm products

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8905	In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a vulnerability exists in LTE where an assertion can be reached due to an improper bound on a length in a System Information message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00106.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2017-08-18T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:38:25.617Z

Reserved: 2017-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-9051

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-18T18:29:01.877

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-9051

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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