9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-9208
Qualcomm Snapdragon Android ELF Header Pointer Validation Bypass Vulnerability
Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 800, and SD 810, the function tzbsp_pil_verify_sig() does not strictly check that the pointer to ELF and program headers and hash segment is within secure memory. It only checks that the address is not in non-secure memory. A given address range can overlap with both secure and non-secure regions - hence if such an address is passed in, it would not pass the non-secure range check, and would be considered valid by the function, even though that memory area could be modified by the non-secure side.

INFO

Published Date :

April 18, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-9208 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Qualcomm msm8909w_firmware
2 Qualcomm ipq4019_firmware
3 Qualcomm mdm9206_firmware
4 Qualcomm mdm9607_firmware
5 Qualcomm mdm9635m_firmware
6 Qualcomm mdm9640_firmware
7 Qualcomm mdm9645_firmware
8 Qualcomm sd_410_firmware
9 Qualcomm sd_412_firmware
10 Qualcomm sd_210_firmware
11 Qualcomm sd_212_firmware
12 Qualcomm sd_205_firmware
13 Qualcomm sd_615_firmware
14 Qualcomm sd_616_firmware
15 Qualcomm sd_415_firmware
16 Qualcomm sd_800_firmware
17 Qualcomm sd_810_firmware
18 Qualcomm sd_400_firmware
19 Qualcomm mdm9206
20 Qualcomm mdm9607
21 Qualcomm mdm9635m
22 Qualcomm mdm9640
23 Qualcomm mdm9645
24 Qualcomm msm8909w
25 Qualcomm ipq4019
26 Qualcomm sd_210
27 Qualcomm sd_212
28 Qualcomm sd_410
29 Qualcomm sd_615
30 Qualcomm sd_415
31 Qualcomm sd_412
32 Qualcomm sd_616
33 Qualcomm sd_205
34 Qualcomm sd_400
35 Qualcomm sd_800
36 Qualcomm sd_810
1 Google android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-9208.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
    Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9206:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4019_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ipq4019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9635m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9635m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9640:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9645_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9645:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8909w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_212:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_205:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_412_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_412:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_615_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_615:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_616_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_616:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_415_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_415:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_810_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_810:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-9208 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-9208 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.00%

score

0.56547

percentile

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