# What is CVE-2015-9220? > CVE-2015-9220 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) in Ipq4019 from Qualcomm, published on 18 April 2018. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 1.2%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-9220 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Fix this soon. Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 54 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Critical (CVSS 9.8 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 1.2% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 18 April 2018 - **Record last updated:** 2 May 2018 - **Main product:** Ipq4019 from Qualcomm - **Affected products:** 52 ## What is CVE-2015-9220? In plain terms It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### The official description In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, IPQ8064, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, QCA4531, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379, QCA9558, QCA9880, QCA9886, QCA9980, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 625, SD 810, SD 820, and SDX20, integer overflow occurs when the size of the firmware section is incorrectly encoded in the firmware image. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Anywhere on the internet - How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions - Login needed first: No login needed - Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything - What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline Severity vector: `CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` ## Is CVE-2015-9220 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.2%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 1.2%, 1.2%, 1.2%, 1.2%, 1.2%, 1.2%, 1.2%. ### Timeline - 18 April 2018: Published - 2 May 2018: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2015-9220 scores **54 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2015-9220? The published record lists 52 products. - [Ipq4019](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/ipq4019) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Ipq4019 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/ipq4019_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Ipq8064](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/ipq8064) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Ipq8064 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/ipq8064_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Mdm9206](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9206) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Mdm9206 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9206_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Mdm9607](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9607) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Mdm9607 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9607_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Mdm9640](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9640) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Mdm9640 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9640_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Mdm9650](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9650) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Mdm9650 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/mdm9650_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca4531](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca4531) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca4531 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca4531_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca6174a](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6174a) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca6174a Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6174a_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca6574au](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6574au) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca6574au Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6574au_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca6584](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6584) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca6584 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6584_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca6584au](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6584au) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca6584au Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6584au_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9377](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9377) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9377 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9377_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9378](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9378) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9378 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9378_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9379](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9379) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9379 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9379_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9558](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9558) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9558 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9558_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9880](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9880) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9880 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9880_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9886](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9886) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9886 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9886_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Qca9980](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9980) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Qca9980 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca9980_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 205](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_205) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 205 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_205_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 210](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_210) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 210 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_210_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 212](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_212) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 212 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_212_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 425](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_425) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 425 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_425_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 625](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_625) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 625 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_625_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 810](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_810) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 810 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_810_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [SD 820](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_820) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [SD 820 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd_820_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified - [Sdx20](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sdx20) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Hardware): version not specified - [Sdx20 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sdx20_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified ## How do I fix CVE-2015-9220? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [source.android.com](https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01) (Vendor advisory) - [securityfocus.com](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671) (Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2015-9220? CVE-2015-9220 is a critical-severity flaw in Ipq4019 from Qualcomm, published on 18 April 2018. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2015-9220? It scores 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is critical. Our risk score for CVE-2015-9220 is 54 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month. ### Is CVE-2015-9220 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.2%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2015-9220 affect? For Ipq4019 from Qualcomm: version not specified. The record lists 52 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2015-9220? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2015-9220 affect you? Precursor Intelligence keeps checking for you: - **Tell us what you run.** Pick your software from a list, or let us work it out from your website. - **We match it to every flaw.** Over 400,000 published flaws, checked against your list. - **Ranked by real-world risk.** Every flaw gets a 0 to 100 risk score, kept up to date, led by evidence criminals are using it. - **Told as soon as we know.** An alert by email, in the app or by webhook to your own tools. Start free (no card, nothing to install): https://www.precursorintelligence.com/register Book a demo: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/contact