CVE-2015-8942

Name: CVE-2015-8942
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-08-06T10:59:52.077+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.53%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8942 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/cpp/msm_cpp.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 devices does not validate the stream state, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28814652 and Qualcomm internal bug CR803246.. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/cpp/msm_cpp.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 devices does not validate the stream state, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28814652 and Qualcomm internal bug CR803246.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.53%

40.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 6.0.1

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=9ec380c06bbd79493828fcc3c876d8a53fd3369fIssue Tracking, Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=9ec380c06bbd79493828fcc3c876d8a53fd3369fIssue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: Aug 6, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-8942?

How severe is CVE-2015-8942?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-8942 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8942?

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Source: NVD / NIST