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Improper Access Control

CVE-2015-9064

High
9.8/10

Summary

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the UE can send IMEI or IMEISV to the network on a network request before NAS security has been activated.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published