CVE-2015-9222

Exp

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, and Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, processing erroneous bitstreams may result in a HW freeze. FW should detect the HW freeze based on watchdog timer, but because the watchdog timer is not enabled, an infinite loop occurs, resulting in a device freeze.

Published: 2018-04-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2015-9222 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.44%, 90th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-9222

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39739 exploit_db edb 2016-04-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-9222

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-23 4.49% 4.44% -0.06%
2 2026-06-15 19.03% 4.49% -14.53%
3 2025-07-16 — 19.03% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-9222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-9222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-9222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_210_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_212_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_205_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_400_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_410_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_412_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_412_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_425_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_425_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_430_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_450_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_427_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_427_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_435_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_435_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_625_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_650_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_652_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_652_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_800_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_808_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_808_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_810_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_810_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_820_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_820_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_835_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_845_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm630_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm636_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm636_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm660_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-9222

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39739/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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