CVE-2015-9184· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qualcomm

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MSM89

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, and SD 835, lack of length checking in wv_dash_core_load_keys_v8() could lead to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Published: Apr 18, 2018
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 1.4% · 70th percentile
CWE: CWE-119

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 1.4%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
qualcomm	msm8909w firmware	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware
qualcomm	msm8909w	cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8909w
qualcomm	sd 210 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware
qualcomm	sd 210	cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_210
qualcomm	sd 212 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware
qualcomm	sd 212	cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_212
qualcomm	sd 205 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware
qualcomm	sd 205	cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_205
qualcomm	sd 400 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_400_firmware
qualcomm	sd 400	cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_400
qualcomm	sd 410 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_410_firmware
qualcomm	sd 410	cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_410

and 34 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

qualcomm msm8909w firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 205 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 210 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 212 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 400 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 410 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 412 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 415 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 425 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 430 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 450 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 615 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 616 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 617 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 625 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 650 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 652 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 800 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 808 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 810 firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
- MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835affected

Same product

qualcomm: all records

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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