CVE-2015-8940 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound components of Android, specifically affecting Nexus 6 devices before the 2016-08-05 security update. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges if a user installs and executes a specially crafted application. While the vulnerability presents a significant risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| 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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