CVE-2015-8937 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Qualcomm components in Android on Nexus 5, 6, and 7 (2013) devices. It stems from improper handling of a socket process within the drivers/char/diag/diagchar_core.c file. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted application, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSSv3 score is 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, but requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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