CVE-2015-9161 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Wear platforms, specifically in the playready_reader_bind() function. This flaw, present in Android versions before April 5, 2018, arises from a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) condition. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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