VDB-105503 · CVE-2015-8592 · BID 99467

Google Android Qualcomm null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. This affects an unknown part of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-8592. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a pointer is not validated prior to being dereferenced potentially resulting in Guest-OS memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2017. The weakness was presented 08/18/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8592 since 12/17/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 44 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99467†). See VDB-101214, VDB-103224, VDB-103225 and VDB-103226 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/17/2015 🔍
07/05/2017 +566 days 🔍
07/07/2017 +2 days 🔍
08/18/2017 +42 days 🔍
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08/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/08/2019 +811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8592 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8592
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105503
SecurityFocus: 99467 - Qualcomm Closed-Source Components Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2017 08:40
Updated: 11/08/2019 15:14
Changes: 08/19/2017 08:40 (61), 11/08/2019 15:14 (4)
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