PT-2018-4496 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2018-04-18 · Updated 2018-05-09 · CVE-2015-9162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2018-04-05 security patch level

Description The issue arises in the Certificate CreateWithBuffer function within the QSEE app TQS on specific Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile processors. When memory allocation fails, the function frees the memory but returns the pointer without setting it to NULL. This behavior could potentially lead to issues, although specific details about exploitation or affected devices are not provided.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2018-04-05 security patch level, update to a version with a security patch level of 2018-04-05 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-9162

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9162 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103671 · Note