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CVE-2015-9138
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-119
Description
In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, and Small Cell SoC FSM9055, IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 600, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, when an RSA encryption operation is called, the ce_util_to_unsigned_bin is invoked to convert the input buffer to unsigned binary. The ce_util_to_unsigned_bin function, instead of operating on the size of the unsigned character buffer that is passed, operates on the address - i.e. operates on "c" instead of "*c". Decrementing the address to check if it is less than zero means that the operation will always pass, since a pointer will never be less than zero, and may result in a buffer overflow.
Affected products
- Qualcomm Fsm9055 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9635M Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Msm8909W Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 412 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 600 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 615 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 616 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 617 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 650 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 652 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 800 Firmware: all versions
- Qualcomm Sd 808 Firmware: all versions
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
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