CVE-2015-8891 describes multiple integer overflows in the Qualcomm bootloader component (app/aboot/aboot.c) of Android, specifically affecting Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass access restrictions by providing a specially crafted image, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and local access (AV:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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